Spring 2027 Security Engineer Intern

Notre Dame; Washington; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Biweekly pay

Job summary

Notre Dame is offering a six-month Spring 2027 security engineering co-op. The role focuses on building automation, threat modeling, and secure software development alongside engineering teams in the United States.

The successful candidate will work with guidance from engineers, gain experience across applications, APIs, AWS workloads, and pipelines, and contribute to documenting improvements for cross-team maintainability.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a BS program in CS/SE/CE/Cybersecurity or related field; available for Spring 2027 co-op term.
• Experience delivering a working technical project via coursework, independent work, a student team, or internship.
• Ability to explain technical work clearly and learn from engineers in different disciplines.
• U.S. Person status required; no visa sponsorship for this role.

Responsibilities

• Build scripts, tools, and automation for secure software development.
• Identify and address security risks in applications, APIs, AWS workloads, and pipelines.
• Participate in threat modeling, design and code reviews, and security testing with team guidance.
• Improve security visibility and detections for cloud workloads and operated software.
• Investigate findings from security tools, validate impact, and collaborate with engineers on fixes.
• Document work to ensure improvements can be maintained across teams.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Java

Go

Cybersecurity concepts

Education

BS in CS/Software Engineering/CE/Cybersecurity or related field

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Build scripts, tools, and automation to help engineering teams develop secure software.
• Identify and address security risks in applications, APIs, AWS workloads, and development pipelines.
• Participate in threat modeling, design and code reviews, and security testing with team guidance.
• Improve security visibility and detections for cloud workloads and operated software.
• Investigate findings from security tools, validate their impact, and collaborate with engineers on fixes.
• Document work to ensure improvements can be maintained across teams.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a BS program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field; available for the full six-month Spring 2027 co-op term and returning to school afterward.
• Experience completing a working technical project through coursework, independent work, a student team, or prior internship.
• Ability to explain technical work clearly and learn from engineers in different disciplines.
• U.S. Person status (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) is required due to access to information subject to U.S. export controls; the company does not sponsor visas for this role.

Preferred experience includes:

• Projects involving application security, cloud security, security automation, detection engineering, or AI-enabled cyber defense.
• Interest in AI-enabled software, energy, national security, industrial software, or regulated industries; nuclear engineering experience is not required.
• Programming fundamentals in at least one language such as Python, TypeScript, Java, or Go.

Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated starting rate of $25.00 per hour.
• $2,000 monthly housing stipend.
• Payments made every two weeks, less applicable withholdings and deductions.