Cybersecurity Graduate Intern - National Security Research

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Livermore (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Pay

Sick leave accrual

Individual 401(k) contributions

Job summary

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) invites graduate students to join the Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI) for hands-on cybersecurity projects. The 2027 program runs May 17–Sept 24, with flexible start/end dates and opportunities to work with lab experts on national security initiatives.

You will explore topics such as intrusion detection, malware analysis, software tool development, and AI/ML applications, presenting results in seminars and posters.

Qualifications

• Continuing college or university student pursuing a graduate degree.
• Ability to apply computational science and mathematical principles to problems.
• Demonstrated coursework or experience in ML/AI, cybersecurity or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and/or research support on cybersecurity and infrastructure projects.
• Assist with software/hardware or OS testing, documentation, and lab experiments.
• Conduct research in areas like network analysis, intrusion detection, malware analysis, and threat characterization.
• Attend on-site seminars and training weekly and present work in poster sessions.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Machine learning AI

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Education

Graduate student in good standing

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

Wireshark

Ghidra

Docker

NMAP

Job description

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) invites graduate students to join the Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Summer Institute (CSI) for hands-on cybersecurity projects. The 2027 program runs May 17–Sept 24, with flexible start/end dates and opportunities to work with lab experts on national security initiatives.

You will explore topics such as intrusion detection, malware analysis, software tool development, and AI/ML applications, presenting results in seminars and posters.