Malware Analysis Intern - Summer 2025 (Software Engineering Institute)

Job Description

What We Do: The SEI helps advance software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering, computer security, and process improvement. The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve software-intensive systems. Our core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire the right software, defect free, within budget and on time, every time.

Position Summary

The SEI Malware Analysis Team’s mission is to develop new and innovative tools that drive automation in the malware analysis process. The SEI intern will assist senior team members by performing research and analysis on complex problems. Additional duties would include concept tool development to further automation capability. The Malware Analysis intern will contribute to a variety of core functions including:

• Tool development and automation

• Malware analysis and reverse engineering capability development

• Program analysis research

• Emerging threats analysis

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a degree granting program

• You will be subject to a background check and must be eligible to work in the United States without Visa sponsorship.

• Able to work an internship during the summer

• Able to work onsite to the SEI Pittsburgh office

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to critically think and problem solve

• Familiarity with a low-level computer programming a language, such as C or C++

• Familiarity with a scripting language, such as python

• Basic knowledge of common cybersecurity tools, such as system and network monitoring tools (e.g. Microsoft Sysinternals)

• Experience with debugging

• Ability to collaborate internally and externally with professional engineers and researchers

• Willingness to learn new technologies with cross-functional teams

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and have the capacity to clearly document and communicate any findings

Location

Job Function

Position Type

Full time/Part time

Pay Basis

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