Engineering Intern, Cloud Security, Data Ingestion, and Analytics jobs in United States
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Illumio · 1 day ago

Engineering Intern, Cloud Security, Data Ingestion, and Analytics

positionSunnyvale, CA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$37/hr - $47/hr
workcardStart in 2026 Spring

Illumio is the leader in ransomware and breach containment, redefining how organizations contain cyberattacks and enable operational resilience. The Engineering Intern will work at the intersection of large-scale data engineering, distributed systems, and cybersecurity analytics, contributing to systems that help secure critical workloads.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityData CenterSaaSSecurity
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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and test features within large-scale data ingestion and analytics pipelines that handle streaming telemetry across multi-cloud environments
Contribute to the AI-powered Security Graph, experimenting with data models and graph queries that enrich cloud visibility
Collaborate with engineers to optimize performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across Kafka, Neo4j, and Postgres-backed services
Develop dashboards and automation for data health, ingestion latency, and observability metrics
Explore new ways to extract insights from flow data, using data lakes and analytics frameworks to uncover behavioral patterns
Document and share technical findings and impact metrics with engineering and product teams to support data-driven decision-making

Qualification

GolangKafkaCloud servicesPythonJavaNeo4jPostgresKubernetesData structuresDistributed systemsAnalytical thinkingCuriosityGrowth mindset

Required

Currently enrolled in a full time Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with an expected graduation date in Winter 2026/Spring 2027
Strong coding skills in Golang, Python, or Java, and an understanding of data structures and distributed system design
Curiosity about AI applications in cybersecurity, graph analytics, and streaming data pipelines
Familiarity with Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP)
A growth mindset, strong analytical thinking, and enthusiasm for tackling scale challenges

Company

Illumio

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Illumio, the breach containment leader
dateFounded in 2013
location
Sunnyvale, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.illumio.com

H1B Sponsorship

Illumio has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (44)
2024 (26)
2023 (21)
2022 (12)
2021 (19)
2020 (24)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$557.5M
Key Investors
Thoma BravoJ.P. Morgan Asset ManagementGeneral Catalyst
2021-06-23Series F· $225M
2019-02-07Series E· $65M
2017-06-07Series D· $125M

Leadership Team

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Andrew Rubin
CEO & Founder
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Ben Verghese
Chief Technology Officer
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