Information Security Analyst Internship - Summer 2021

Job Description

Keep FireEye secure and help defend the defenders. FireEye has an incredible opportunity to join a team of talented security analysts at the forefront of cyber defense in protecting FireEye from attacks and threats. As an Information Security Analyst Intern, you will have access to some of the best tools and technology in the business and you will be able to leverage some of the brightest minds in the business to fulfill the mission.

This role reports to the Manager, Security Operations and will be a member of our Chief Security Officer’s organization. We are looking for an Information Security Analyst Intern to help us respond to attacks, improve our defense capabilities and hunt for evil. You will collaborate with other analysts to investigate security events, contextualize them with available intelligence, and identify potential threats. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, continually curious, and familiar with attacker methodologies. As part of the FireEye Security team, you will play an integral role in helping the team defend the company from evil

· Perform live response data collection and analysis on hosts of interest in an investigation

· Collate and analyze relevant events from host and network device log files

· Perform incident response and basic malware analysis to investigate incidents

· Build hunting use cases and codify the process

· Maintain current knowledge of tools and best practices in advanced persistent threats; tools, techniques, and procedures of attackers; and forensic and incident response

Qualifications

• All applicants must be currently pursuing a degree at an accredited institution
• Experience reviewing raw log files, data correlation, and analysis (I.e.‚ firewall, network flow, IDS, system logs) is preferred
• Experience with well-known security tools such as NMAP, Nessus‚ TCPDump, Wireshark, and Netcat
• Understanding of Windows operating systems and command line tools
• A solid foundation in networking fundamentals, with a basic understanding of TCP/IP and other core protocols
• Experience with and knowledge of packet flow, TCP/UDP traffic, Security Incident Event Monitoring (SIEM) Tools, IDS technologies (e.g. Snort rules), proxy technologies, antivirus solutions, and other enterprise security operations tools
• Experience with Python
• Experience working with APIs
• Familiarity with Jupyter Notebooks

• The ability to document and explain technical details‚ clearly and concisely
• Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to be challenged and a strong desire to learn

Additional Information

At FireEye we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Requests for accommodation due to disability can be sent directly to [emailprotected]