Position Title: R&D Internships - Summer 2017
Location: Milpitas, CA; Reston, VA; Alexandria, VA; Chantilly, VA; Albuquerque, NM
The Company:
FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional signature-based defenses, such as next-generation firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and gateways. The FireEye Threat Prevention Platform provides real-time, dynamic threat protection without the use of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat vectors and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine, complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 3,700 customers across 67 countries, including 675 of the Forbes Global 2000.
The Role:
At FireEye, you'll gain hands-on experience through technically stimulating project-based internships and learn from the innovators in the advanced threat protection landscape.
The IGNITE intern program is so well valued, FireEye Leaders carefully review and approve every project before it's released.
The quality of your internship is important to us and the review process takes time, projects are expected to release in January. We understand you are eager to get started, so feel free to apply now to the program. It doesn't end there, we appreciate the importance of staying connected through this process, you will receive monthly newsletters with byte size tips on our recruitment process, interview tips and news on the company to keep you in the loop.
Responsibilities:
Recent projects in R&D have included:
- Perform leading edge malware research, analysis (data-mining) and generate content for use in our products
- Extract malware patters using a machine learning approach
- Investigate large scale analysis and classification techniques of behavioral based data about malware.
- Technology evaluation and proof of concept in:
- Anti-virus technology selection
- Forensics/eDiscovery toolset testing and rationalization
Requirements:
- The ideal candidates will have the desire to make contributions to the company that will be used by current and future employees.
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
- Most importantly, a successful candidate will be passionate about security. Keeping up with the latest advancements in the industry; spend time creating, building and exploring the advancement of threat detection and an inquisitive attitude.
- Progression towards the completion of a Bachelors, Masters or PhD.
FireEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
FireEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Click here to view the full EEO/AA statement.