Penetration Testing INTERN

Overview 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 Penetration Testing Intern, under supervision, you will identify problems and vulnerabilities through application of engineering to dynamically penetrate software, hardware or human systems. You will work on efforts that results in security bug discovery, exploitation and suggested security controls and mitigations in response to security flaws. You will develop and implement pen 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-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 Identifies security vulnerabilities within specialty/area or responsibility. Able to come up to speed on new targets with the help of others. Leverages known information channels to gain context. Corroborates guidance against real world observations, determines and understands scope of potential impact and identifies variance or instances of known issues. Qualifications Required Qualifications: Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field, or related field with at least one semester/term of school remaining following the completion of the internshipOR Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field, or related field with at least one semester/term 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 This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.