Internship "Cyber Offense - Defense Research - Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection and Digital Forensics"
As Austria’s largest research and technology organisation for applied research, we have set ourselves the goal of making substantial contributions to solving the major challenges of our time, climate change and digitalisation. To achieve our goals, we rely on our specific research, development and technology competencies, which are the basis of our commitment to excellence in all areas. With our open culture of innovation and our motivated, international teams, we are working to position AIT as Austria’s leading research institution at the highest international level and to make a positive contribution to the economy and society.
Our Center for Digital Safety & Security located in Vienna invites applications for an internship. The Centre develops state‑of‑the‑art information and communication technologies to ensure systems are highly secure and reliable in the context of comprehensive digitalisation and global networking – focusing on Distributed IT Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), Cybersecurity, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technologies, Quantum & Photonic Technologies, Wireless Systems (6G) and Digital solutions for crisis & disaster management.
Our Cyber Security Research Field, part of the Competence Unit "Security and Communication Technologies", specialises in applied research for digital security and is a pioneer in developing innovative concepts, algorithms and systems for anomaly detection, cyber threat intelligence, penetration testing and cryptography. Through our groundbreaking technologies we simulate modern ICT and OT infrastructures and cyber‑attacks, providing a basis for conducting cyber exercises that help companies increase the resilience of their critical infrastructure.
Internship "Cyber Offense & Defense Research – Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection and Digital Forensics"
* Under the guidance of an interdisciplinary team, you support the development and automation of attack and test scenarios on our cyber range.
* Together with our research team, you will have the opportunity to further develop tools or scripts for attack simulation and reporting.
* You will gain insights into red‑team methodology, exploit development, and security assessments of applications, networks, OT and IoT systems.
* You can apply your academic knowledge to real‑world security challenges.
* You contribute to applied research that shapes the next generation of defense mechanisms for connected systems.
Your qualifications as an Ingenious Partner:
* You are studying in Informatics, IT‑Security or related fields.
* You already have your Bachelor’s degree and are enrolled in Master’s studies.
* You have good programming skills in Python, Rust or Go.
* Basic knowledge of network technology, operating systems, scripting and vulnerability analysis.
* Experience with tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nmap, Nessus, OWASP ZAP or similar is an advantage.
* Analytical thinking, enjoyment of tinkering and systematic detection of vulnerabilities.
* Interest in working in a multidisciplinary team and collaborating on different topics.
* Good verbal and written English and/or German skills.
What to expect:
* Duration of the internship: minimum 2 months
* Start date: summer 2026 – some flexibility concerning the start‑date.
* A remuneration of EUR 1,415 gross per month for 38.5 hours per week. In addition to company benefits, we offer flexible working conditions and a highly innovative environment.
At AIT, diversity and inclusion are of great importance. We strive to inspire women to join our technology teams and welcome applications from women, who will be given preference in case of equal qualifications after considering all relevant facts and circumstances of all applications.
Please submit your application documents including your CV and cover letter online.
In your application, please refer to myScience.at and reference JobID47795.
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