AI-Native Security Research Intern 2027

Job Description

Job Title: AI-Native Security Research Intern 2027. Location: Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

Job Type: Internship, Co-op (Fixed Term), On-site

Responsibilities:

• Design systems that address emerging security risks associated with AI agents and agentic applications.
• Develop proof-of-concept implementations for security tools and systems.
• Conduct experiments and evaluations of security systems and techniques.
• Analyze experimental and other relevant data;
• Design, implement, and evaluate state-of-the-art tools and systems for securing AI agents.
• Investigate vulnerabilities and contribute to vulnerability discovery and analysis.
• Work on system hardening and approaches that provide strong security guarantees.
• Communicate technical ideas, research findings, and results to colleagues.
• Collaborate with research scientists, engineers, and other multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Rust, or Go.
• Experience building, debugging, and testing software systems.
• Knowledge of systems security and software security;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with AI agents and agentic software development.
• Experience designing, conducting, and evaluating experiments.
• Knowledge of access control and language-based security concepts.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and operating system concepts.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Projected compensation range of $89,280 to $163,680 per year based on a full-time annual schedule. Compensation for this internship may be adjusted according to the applicable employment schedule.
• Supplemental employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays.
• Minimum of 56 hours of paid sick time.
• Access to the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Paid family medical leave and disability benefits may be available where required by applicable law.
• Access to IBM's learning, training, and professional development resources.
• Opportunity to work with researchers and engineers across AI, high-performance computing, quantum computing, and cloud technologies.

Other Information:

• Work arrangement: On-site.
• Travel: No travel required.
• This is a fixed-term co-op/internship position.
• IBM will not provide visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates must be able to work without current or future visa sponsorship.
• IBM is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics.