Data Trust Security Analysis Intern (Postgraduate Internship)

Seagate Technology; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

Seagate Technology invites postgraduate interns to join the Data Trust Security Analysis team. The role focuses on exploring cryptographic and security concepts while prototyping and benchmarking new ideas.

You will collaborate with Seagate’s global research teams on biometrics, cryptography, and hardware-related security projects. The internship runs Jan–Jun, requiring full-time commitment and a proactive, collaborative attitude.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a postgraduate degree relevant to data security and cryptography.
• Exposure to cybersecurity, cryptography, bioengineering, and coding or programming.
• Knowledge of cryptography, data security, biometrics or related fields is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research on cryptographic, security and authentication techniques.
• Prototype, experiment and benchmark ideas in a global Seagate Research group.
• Explore biometrics, cryptography and hardware/embedded aspects of data security.

Skills

Good communication

Team player

Eagerness to learn

Commitment to full-time internship

Education

Postgraduate in Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Science, Information Systems & Analytics, Bioengineering or Technology

Tools

Linux

Job description

Job Title: Data Trust Security Analysis Intern (Postgraduate Internship)

Posting Start Date: 12/29/25

Job Description:

About our group:

Seagate Research Group (SRG) conducts research to transform Seagate’s considerable technical expertise, innovation, and manufacturing excellence to develop innovative technologies for the rapidly growing datasphere.

SRG - Data Trust (DT) Vector focuses on increasing security & privacy capabilities to anchor Seagate as the industry leader of trustworthy storage solutions.

Currently DT team is seeking interns to assist research on exciting emerging cryptographical, biometrics and/or security technologies. This position offers a variety of opportunities to prototype, experiment and benchmark innovative ideas and concepts in projects.

About the role - you will:

The Intern will be involved in exciting projects involving proof of concepts for cryptographical, security and/or authentication techniques.

The successful candidate will work with the global team of Seagate Research around either one or more of the following:

• Biometrics
• Cryptography
• Hardware/embedded system related to data security and/or security

The Intern is expected to apply his/her knowledge to research on threat landscape and state of the art technologies to address the threats.

About you:

We're looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• Good communication skills
• Strong team player with a positive, can-do attitude
• Eagerness to learn and contribute to the team.
• Able to commit a full time Semester internship. (Jan to Jun)

Your experience includes:

• Currently pursuing a Postgraduate in Mathematics, Cryptography, Computer Science, Information Systems & Analytics, Bioengineering or Technology.
• Exposure to cybersecurity, cryptography, bioengineering, and coding or programming.
• Knowledge or experience in cryptography, data security, biometrics, bioinformatics.
• Experience in creating and building hardware/pcb for embedded system involving security projects
• Experience with development in a Linux environment is an advantage.

Location:

The Shugart site (named after Seagate’s founder, Al Shugart) is a research and design center. Easily accessible from the One-North MRT Station, many employees choose to take mass-transportation to work. Being a purpose built building, The Shugart has excellent employee recreational facilities. Take an active break at our badminton courts, table tennis tables, in-house gym and recreation rooms. We also offer classes and interest groups in photography, gardening and foreign languages, and have various on-site celebrations, and community volunteer opportunities.

Location: Shugart, Singapore
Travel: None

With more than four decades of storage innovation, Seagate empowers humanity to thrive in the data age and helps people and businesses navigate the ever-expanding data landscape.

We craft precision-engineered, cutting-edge solutions that help the world store and manage exponential data growth.

Seagate is powered by our talented andpassionate workforce of 29,000 employees across the globe who embody our core values: integrity, innovation, and inclusion. Striving towards excellence every single day, we show up with these values for our customers, business partners, shareholders, and communities alike.

Join us and get inspired to make a difference in the datasphere!

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