Cyber Security Researcher Intern

What if you can safeguard the future of IoT?

MicroSec is building cyber-defense technology to protect the future of IoT. If you are looking for a challenging and interesting role, be part of the Microsec journey.

Successful applicants will be responsible for designing, implementing and managing cybersecurity solutions to proactively detect and respond to security threats. They will follow agile scrum methodologies to establish needs from Product Owners, and help with the self-organization of their development team, guiding junior team members. There will be a broad range of problems to solve, such as cryptographic implementations, machine learning, IoT communication, and DevOps-related issues.

Responsibilities

• Support research, analysis, testing, and implementation of Edge, IoT, and OT network security technologies.
• Assist in researching IoT/OT platforms, protocols, and devices to identify potential vulnerabilities.
• Support analysis of cyberattacks, malware threats, and suspicious network activities.
• Assist in developing basic signatures, rules, and indicators of compromise (IOCs) for threat detection.
• Help build and maintain scripts, tools, and techniques for detecting and analysing cyberattacks, malware, and DDoS activities.
• Analyse network traffic and payloads to identify suspicious or malicious behaviour.
• Support the collection and preparation of datasets for machine learning models used in malware detection and classification.
• Work with cybersecurity researchers, data scientists, and engineering teams to test and improve detection models and security solutions.
• Assist in reviewing security vulnerabilities in IoT/OT networks, applications, hardware infrastructure, and emerging technologies.
• Support testing of networking devices, appliance products, and IoT-based applications.
• Prepare technical notes, research summaries, and documentation of findings.
• Collaborate with internal teams to follow cybersecurity best practices.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree/diploma in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity concepts, network security, malware analysis, vulnerability assessment, or penetration testing.
• Basic knowledge of TCP/IP, networking protocols, Linux, and operating system fundamentals.
• Familiarity with IoT, OT, embedded systems, or edge computing concepts is preferred.
• Basic programming/scripting experience in Python, Bash, Golang, or any other programming language.
• Exposure to tools such as Wireshark, Nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite, virtual machines, or sandboxing tools will be an advantage.
• Interest in malware analysis, threat research, vulnerability research, IoT/OT security, or network security.
• Basic understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, or common attack techniques is a plus.
• Ability to learn quickly, research independently, and document findings clearly.
• Good communication skills and willingness to work collaboratively with technical teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience from academic projects, internships, CTFs, bug bounty participation, or personal cybersecurity labs.
• Familiarity with cloud security, containers, Kubernetes, or distributed systems.
• Understanding of security standards, compliance, or industry best practices.
• Interest in machine learning applications for cybersecurity.