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National Laboratory of the Rockies · 3 hours ago

Undergraduate/Graduate (Summer) Cybersecurity Research Internship - Energy Threat Analysis

Golden, CO

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$51K/yr - $82K/yr

The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) is focused on energy systems research and development. They are seeking an intern to support the Energy Threat Analysis Center with research on cyber-physical vulnerabilities and threat modeling.

Clean EnergyCleanTechEnergyRenewable Energy

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop attack scenarios within a modeled utility environment

Use open-source tools to create system models used to validate the effectiveness of adversarial TTPs

Contribute to the software development efforts of the NLR Cyber Range

Collaborate with NLR research staff to develop AI tools and processes to accelerate research and understand AI’s impact on electricity systems

Analyze cybersecurity artifacts within test environments to assess adversarial scenarios

Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team

Qualification

Cybersecurity conceptsPythonLinuxWindowsVulnerability analysisPower systems knowledgeResearch skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

Minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average

Undergraduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a bachelor's degree program from an accredited institution

Post Undergraduate: Earned a bachelor's degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year

Graduate: Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a master's degree program from an accredited institution

Post Graduate: Earned a master's degree within the past 12 months. Eligible for an internship period of up to one year

Graduate + PhD: Completed master's degree and enrolled as PhD student from an accredited institution

Government Access Controlled Systems – US Citizenship

Must be currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a bachelor's or master's program in computer science, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, or related major; or be enrolled in a Ph.D. program in one of these fields

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Linux or Windows

Demonstrated experience with coding or scripting with Python

Demonstrated understanding of cybersecurity concepts

Strong communication skills to present and document findings with NLR researchers

Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date

Preferred

Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a master's program; or currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer science, electrical engineering, cybersecurity, or related major

Vulnerability analysis and reverse engineering experience i.e. hardware/software/network

Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience with power systems

Participation in CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program

Prior experience with DOD/DOE/National Labs