Cyber Security Intern

Cehpoint; India; Remote; INR 89,000 - 179,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Hardware allowance

Clear progression to full-time

Job summary

Cehpoint seeks a security-focused intern to conduct vulnerability assessments and threat modeling for AI/LLM endpoints. You will audit perimeters against adversarial attempts, including prompts and data-poisoning risks, while ensuring DPDP Act 2023 compliance.

The role emphasizes ethical integrity, curiosity, and a rigorous approach to cybersecurity, with a 5-day live evaluation and full remote work across India.

Qualifications

• Adversarial mindset for security assessments and threat modeling.
• Curiosity and rigorous approach to security research in AI/LLM contexts.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new security tools and techniques.
• Uncompromising ethical integrity and data protection compliance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct vulnerability assessments and threat modeling of AI/LLM APIs.
• Audit perimeters against prompt injection, data poisoning, and other adversarial vectors.
• Compile vulnerability reports with risk ratings and remediation steps.

Skills

Adversarial mindset

Curiosity & rigor

Willingness to learn

Ethical integrity

Tools

Nmap

Burp Suite

OWASP ZAP

Job description

Conduct vulnerability assessments, audit LLM application perimeters against adversarial attacks (prompt injection, data poisoning), and verify DPDP Act 2023 compliance.

Security fundamentals Curiosity Care & rigour Willingness to learn

Mandatory Foundational Knowledge

• OWASP Top 10 for Web Applications and OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications
• Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, reverse proxy architectures, DNS, firewalls
• Linux server security, shell administration, and log inspection
• India Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 statutory principles

Mandatory Practical Skills & Architecture

• Hands-on security testing with tools such as Nmap, Burp Suite, and OWASP ZAP
• Threat modeling LLM agent architectures for prompt injection and unauthorized tool execution
• Auditing access control policies, credential rotation, and encrypted data-at-rest stores
• Compiling structured vulnerability reports with risk ratings and remediation patches

Problem Solving, Execution Rigor & Curiosity

• An adversarial mindset: anticipating malicious vectors before threat actors discover them
• Enthusiasm for AI safety research, jailbreak defenses, and sandbox isolation
• Uncompromising ethical integrity and commitment to statutory data protection

5-day live technical evaluation milestone

5-Day Live Security Milestone: Conduct a comprehensive threat model and red-team assessment of a simulated AI API endpoint.

Institutional hiring protocol: candidates who clear resume screening take a live practical milestone of strictly 5 working days. Verifiable completion and code audit by your assigned engineering mentor is the sole prerequisite for the official offer letter.

Compensation & Advancement

• Compensation as published: Paid internship — ₹8,000–₹16,000/month.
• Fully remote work from anywhere in India with home-labour hardware allowance.
• Direct progression into full-time corporate appointments on milestone verification.

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