Security Operations Engineering Intern

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.As a Security Analyst Intern, you will execute security controls, defenses, and countermeasures to intercept and prevent internal or external attacks or attempts to infiltrate company email, data, e-commerce, and web-based systems.At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Research attempted or successful efforts to compromise systems’ security and determine next steps, including potential escalations.
• Develop and implement automation of security processes and procedures where possible and translate security policy into effective controls.
• Respond to security incidents, conduct threat intelligence and analysis, and use data analytics to drive security decisions.
• Conduct and support red/purple team operations or improve security posture.
• Maintain hardware, software, network firewalls, and encryption protocols, and they administer security policies to control access to systems.
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
• CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, and/or Security+ certification
  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.