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Sigma · 1 day ago

Security Engineer Graduate Intern (Summer 2026)

San Francisco, CA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$50/hr - $50/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

Sigma Computing is a company that delivers cloud-scale analytics and business intelligence. They are seeking a Security Engineering Graduate Intern to join their team, focusing on protecting cloud and enterprise environments through hands-on technical work in security engineering.

AnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesComputerSoftware

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Triage and investigate security alerts from a diverse stack including SIEM, EDR, WAF, and DLP platforms. You’ll help refine these systems by tuning 'detections-as-code' to reduce noise and improve signal quality

Conduct hypothesis-driven hunts across telemetry data (cloud, identity, and network) to uncover emerging threats that may have bypassed automated defenses

Research attacker TTPs and use the MITRE ATT&CK framework to develop and deploy new detection logic

Analyze cloud configurations and IAM policies to identify misconfigurations, support vulnerability remediation, and validate security best practices

Investigate suspicious macOS activity, analyze malicious emails, and support internal phishing simulation programs

Contribute to the team’s knowledge base by documenting processes, findings and creating playbooks that improve the broader team's response capabilities

Qualification

Cloud SecurityDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseNetworkingPythonSIEMMITRE ATT&CKAnalytical SkillsScriptingCollaboration

Required

You must be currently enrolled in a university graduate degree program in the U.S with a graduation date of December 2026 or later

Able to intern from June 2026 through early September 2026 (12 weeks)

You must be legally authorized to work in the US during the Summer 2026 program

Visa sponsorship is not available for our internship positions

Located within the San Francisco Bay Area or willing to relocate during the internship

Able to work 40 hours per week (full-time) in a hybrid work model with a minimum of 4 days in office for in person collaboration with our team

Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, with the intent to return to school following the internship for at least one more term

A solid understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) and at least one operating system (Linux or macOS)

The ability to parse and analyze logs from multiple sources to identify malicious patterns and security events

Comfort with scripting or automation using Python, SQL, or similar languages

A deep curiosity about how attackers operate, strong analytical thinking, and a drive to solve real-world security problems at scale