Security Engineering Intern

Security Engineering Intern

This role has been designed as 'Hybrid' with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description

Applying deep technical expertise to protect networking products such as routers, switches and firewalls through vulnerability analysis, penetration testing, and secure design. This role leverages knowledge of Linux and FreeBSD kernel, low-level programming, and offensive security techniques to identify and remediate risks in embedded systems. Collaborate across teams to integrate security into development lifecycles, adapt to emerging threats, and share knowledge to advance best practices, ensuring the integrity and resilience of products that power the digital world.

Contributes to assignments of limited scope by applying technical concepts and theoretical knowledge acquired through specialized training, education, or previous experience. Acts as a team member by providing information, analysis and recommendations in support of team efforts. Exercises independent judgment within defined parameters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing for both hardware and software systems.

• Design and develop secure reference architectures.

• Implement and promote secure coding practices for software and firmware.

• Perform original security research to identify emerging threats and solutions.

• Champion the adoption of security engineering principles across the organization.

Education & Experience Required

• Be enrolled in a Master's, or PhD program, preferably in Computer Science/Computer Engineering with specialization in Cybersecurity, graduating December 2026 or later.

• Programming experience in the following but not limited to: C/C++, Java, Python, Go, Rust

• Strong knowledge of Linux and FreeBSD kernel, hypervisor design, virtualization and architecture

• A genuine passion for building effective and pragmatic security

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven track record of finding zero days/CVEs

• Cybersecurity-related certification

• Strong scripting skills in one or more of the common languages (e.g., Python, shell scripting)

• Strong understanding of past, current, and emerging security exploits

• Knowledge of threat modeling or other risk identification techniques

• Industry exposure to and knowledge of Cloud security, Network security and Applied cryptography

• Knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, BGP and other routing protocols)

• Demonstrated track record of taking initiative and being resourceful

• Ability to work collaboratively and solve problems

• Strong communication skills, especially written

Additional Skills

What We Can Offer You

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

USD Hourly: $40.00 - $46.00

HPE is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, or any other protected category, and all decisions we make are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. Our goal is to be one global team that is representative of our customers, in an inclusive environment where we can continue to innovate and grow together.