About the Role
As an intern, you'll collaborate with full-time employees on real-world projects. This Cybersecurity Analyst internship in New York focuses on guarding the firm from cyber threats through investigations and incident response, building tools and automation, and enhancing workflows.
Responsibilities
- Investigate alerts, dig through activity chains, and hunt and respond to threats.
- Gain an understanding of a wide variety of log sources, systems, and tooling.
- Learn good development practices and solve real problems with code to improve detection and response capabilities.
- Act as an ambassador of best practices to the rest of the firm.
- Educate the firm about risk and best practices.
Requirements
- Currently majoring or planning to major in computer science or a similar field.
- Interested in cybersecurity and technology through activities such as CTFs, home labbing, and/or personal development projects.
- A strong programmer with high potential and an aptitude for learning.
- Interested in your tools, including your editor, computer environment, version control, etc.
- Familiar with threat modeling and able to clearly communicate understanding of trade-offs regarding security, risk, and usability.
- Able to explain cybersecurity decisions made in your own life and how those decisions were approached.
- Able to adapt to changing scenarios and make challenging decisions under pressure.
- Humble about knowledge and not afraid to ask questions or admit mistakes.
- A curious problem solver with a positive, collaborative attitude.
- Demonstrates perseverance and grit when investigating and learning new things beyond a surface-level understanding.
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Technology
- Investigations
- Incident Response
- Tool Building
- Automation
- Programming
- Threat Modeling
- Risk Assessment
- Problem Solving
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Currently majoring or planning to major in computer science or a similar field
About the Company
- Jane Street is a trading firm with a skilled Cybersecurity team composed of programmers and security experts dedicated to keeping the firm safe.
- The team is knowledgeable about developments in the broader cybersecurity space and can differentiate between theoretical advancements and practical applications.
