AI and Agentic Security Intern

Introduction

IBM Research takes responsibility for technology and its role in society. Working in IBM Research means you'll join a team of innovators who invent what’s next in computing, solving urgent challenges and shaping generations.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an AI and Agentic Security Intern at IBM, you will work with research scientists and engineers to advance fundamental science and build next generation solutions to address real-world security challenges. In this role, you will design, implement, and analyze state-of-the-art tools and systems to improve security operations and systems.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Strong programming skills (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.)
• System building, debugging, testing, and software engineering practices
• Experience in designing, building, and evaluating AI and agentic systems
• Systems and software security knowledge
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience with AI, large language models, and agentic frameworks
• Building cloud applications experience
• Publishing scientific results in top tier conferences or journals

Key skills/competency

• AI
• Agentic systems
• Security
• Programming
• Research
• Innovation
• Cloud
• Software engineering
• System building
• Communication