Cybersecurity Analyst
Jane StreetAbout the Role
Join Jane Street's Cybersecurity team as a Summer Intern, where you'll work on real-world projects under the mentorship of full-time security experts. In this role, you'll investigate security alerts, respond to cyber threats, and build tools and automation to enhance the firm's security capabilities. You'll develop skills as both an investigator—analyzing logs and hunting threats—and an engineer—developing code to improve detection and response at scale. Additionally, you'll learn to communicate security best practices across the firm and understand how to balance security, risk, and usability in real-world scenarios.
Requirements
- Currently majoring or planning to major in computer science or a similar field
- Interested in cybersecurity and technology in your personal life, through activities such as CTFs, home labbing, and/or personal development projects
- A strong programmer who can demonstrate high potential and an aptitude for learning
- Interested in your tools, including your editor, computer environment, version control, etc.
- Familiar with threat modeling and able to clearly communicate your understanding of trade-offs when it comes to security, risk, and usability
- Able to explain the cybersecurity decisions you've made in your own life, and how you've approached thinking about those decisions
- Able to adapt to changing scenarios and make challenging decisions under pressure
- Humble about what you know and don't know; not afraid to ask questions and admit mistakes
- A curious problem solver with a positive, collaborative attitude
- Someone who demonstrates perseverance and grit when investigating and learning new things beyond just a surface-level understanding