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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · 3 months ago

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Intern - Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute - Summer 2026

Livermore, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$22.80/hr - $31/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is dedicated to strengthening the United States' security through innovative solutions. They are seeking undergraduate students for the Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute, where interns will work on cybersecurity projects that align with national security missions, providing technical support and participating in research activities.

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Responsibilities

Provide technical and/or research support to projects in the areas of cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and other related fields working with scientists, engineers, and technical staff members

Participate in research under close supervision in one or more of the following areas, as assigned:

Network/protocol analysis

Intrusion detection

Reverse engineering

Incident response

Malware analysis

Systems programming

Threat, risk, and/or attack characterization and analysis

Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity

Software tool development

Artificial intelligence/machine learning

Gather and analyze data and information in support of scientific research

Participate in research planning and evaluation discussions

Attend relevant seminars and training classes (at least one per week)

Present work in at least one seminar or poster

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

CybersecurityNetwork/protocol analysisMalware analysisIncident responseEffective programming skillsSoftware tool developmentReverse engineeringOperational Technology cybersecurityEffective communicationTeamwork

Required

Must be a continuing college or university student in good standing at an accredited institution pursuing an undergraduate degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or other related fields

Ability to apply basic principles of computer science to solve cybersecurity problems

Demonstrated effective communication skills

Ability to present and communicate concepts and ideas

Ability to work in a team environment

Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to some of the following topics: network/protocol analysis; intrusion detection; cryptography; reverse engineering; incident response; malware analysis; systems programming; threat, risk, and/or attack characterization and analysis; Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity; software tool development

Effective programming skills in C/C++, Java, or Python

Demonstrated exposure through coursework or relevant experience to some of the following tools: Matlab/Simulink, Wireshark, Ghidra, Binary Ninja, IDA Pro/Free, Zeek/Corelight, Splunk, Docker, NMAP, Suricata/Snort, Security Onion, Cuckoo, FTK, ELK, GDB, WinDBG/x64DBG/Immunity, IDS/IPS