Threat Research Intern

Bristol - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Threat Research Intern

Description -

We are looking for candidates to join a 6-month internship with the team based in Bristol that is researching the future of security data analytics to help the threat research teams mission of understanding and tracking endpoint threats as well as supporting the organization making data-driven product security decisions.

This internship is an exciting opportunity to participate in world-classresearchto experience how industrial research is conducted to deliver customer value and to do it all within the collaborative culture at HP. As a company HP is dedicated to attracting diverse talent from all backgrounds.

During your internship you will work within a team creating new and innovative technologies for securing endpoint devices and infrastructures. The team is focused on researching endpoint threats across hardware firmware and software understanding their impact and developing ways to prevent detect analyse and respond at scale. You will be working with the team to identify new security relevant events and data sources exploring ways of analysing threat data such as developing tools for tracking endpoint threats and building use cases and demos that address endpoint threat scenarios. There will be a variety of projects which can be matched to your skill sets and you will work with researchers and technologists in the business units to design prototype and demonstrate the feasibility and value of your work.

Join us in our office in the heart of the bustling Bristol city centre within walking distance from the old town cafes and restaurants in the middle of the citys thriving startup and academic tech ecosystem. We are looking for curious and creative research-minded individuals who enjoy teamwork have an excellent grounding in computer science and engineering theory and practice and are relentlessly excited to have impact and lead with innovation to solve real world challenges.

A salary shall be paid to interns.

Responsibilities

Develop understanding of state of the art in the relevant areas of research
Work with the team to identify and analyse new security relevant events and data sources
Develop tools for tracking endpoint threats build use cases and demos that address endpoint threat scenarios
Navigate uncertainties in the research while working with the team to identify novel technological paths

Mandatory skills and experience required

Studying towards a Doctoral Masters or possibly Bachelors university degree in computer science cybersecurity data science or a related field
Knowledge and practical experience in scripting and programming preferably in Python
Knowledge and practical experience of Unix/Linux systems and network configuration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Keen to learn and able to progress on projects as part of a team or independently

Additional desirable skills and experience

Knowledge and practical experience of configuring SIEM and data analytics platforms (e.g. Splunk Elastic Stack)
Knowledge and practical experience of using and configuring malware analysis tools (e.g. dynamic sandboxes)
Knowledge and experience analysing software and firmware threats targeting Windows endpoints (e.g. trojansbootkits ransomware)
Knowledge and practical experience of cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS Azure)
Knowledge and practical experience of DevOps tools (git CI/CD Docker Kubernetes)

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Full time

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No shift premium (United Kingdom)

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Relocation -

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Intern

Threat Research InternDescription -We are looking for candidates to join a 6-month internship with the team based in Bristol that is researching the future of security data analytics to help the threat research teams mission of understanding and tracking endpoint threats as well as supporting the or...

Threat Research Intern

Description -

A salary shall be paid to interns.

Responsibilities

Develop understanding of state of the art in the relevant areas of research
Work with the team to identify and analyse new security relevant events and data sources
Develop tools for tracking endpoint threats build use cases and demos that address endpoint threat scenarios
Navigate uncertainties in the research while working with the team to identify novel technological paths

Mandatory skills and experience required

Studying towards a Doctoral Masters or possibly Bachelors university degree in computer science cybersecurity data science or a related field
Knowledge and practical experience in scripting and programming preferably in Python
Knowledge and practical experience of Unix/Linux systems and network configuration
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Keen to learn and able to progress on projects as part of a team or independently

Additional desirable skills and experience

Knowledge and practical experience of configuring SIEM and data analytics platforms (e.g. Splunk Elastic Stack)
Knowledge and practical experience of using and configuring malware analysis tools (e.g. dynamic sandboxes)
Knowledge and experience analysing software and firmware threats targeting Windows endpoints (e.g. trojansbootkits ransomware)
Knowledge and practical experience of cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS Azure)
Knowledge and practical experience of DevOps tools (git CI/CD Docker Kubernetes)

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Job -

Administration

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United Kingdom)

Travel -

Relocation -

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

For more information review HPsEEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

Required Experience: