Microsoft Penetration Testing Internship Opportunities – Redmond, Washington, United States

Come build community, discover your passions, and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of university interns from all corners of the world. This opportunity gives you the chance to bring your aspirations, talent, potential, and enthusiasm for the journey ahead.

As a Penetration Testing Intern, you will identify issues and vulnerabilities under supervision by applying engineering to dynamically penetrate software, hardware, or human systems. You will work on efforts that result in the discovery of security flaws, exploitation, and proposed security controls and mitigations in response to security flaws. You will develop and implement penetration testing strategies and apply your expertise to engineer solutions. You will help influence mitigations for current and future products and solutions.

At Microsoft, interns work on real projects in collaboration with teams around the world, all while having fun. You’ll have the opportunity to build community, discover 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 work together to achieve our shared goals. Every 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

• Identifies security vulnerabilities within a specialty/area or responsibility.
• Able to achieve new goals with the help of others.
• Uses known information channels to gain context.
• Verifies guidelines based on real-world observations, determines and understands the magnitude of potential impact, and identifies variance or examples of known problems.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school after completing the internship

Desired qualifications:

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

The base salary range for this internship is USD $5,460 – $10,680 per month. A different range applies to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay Area and the New York City metropolitan area, and the base salary range for this role in those locations is USD $7,040 – $11,640 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and salary information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these positions on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar (September – April).

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical leave eligibility, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal record, consistent with legal requirements. If you require assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or hiring process, please submit a request using the Accommodation Request Form.

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