# Threat Detection and Incident Response Intern (Summer 2026)

**Company**: Cloudflare
**Location**: In-Office
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: internship
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cloudflare/jobs/7578761?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

About Us

At Cloudflare, we're on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies.

We protect and accelerate any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks.

Responsibilities

As a Threat Detection and Incident Response Intern, you will work alongside experienced security team members to partner with them in planning, executing and overseeing initiatives that help improve Cloudflare's security posture. You will execute a specialized security project over 12-16 weeks that directly improves Cloudflare's defensive posture.

You will work to build and improve systems that are the front lines of protecting Cloudflare from malicious attacks. You will work with Incident Response Engineers to triage and respond to security alerts and incidents. You will use the latest technologies and techniques to engineer solutions to enhance incident response and security operations, including automation, agentic AI and others.

You will work cross-functionally with Legal, People, Engineering, and Finance teams to integrate security into the fabric of the company. You will work closely with a mentor who will provide hands-on guidance in your specific security domain.

You will present your security project to the entire company at the end of the internship. You will connect and learn from our executives and leadership team including our co-founders. You will write for our Cloudflare blog and be featured on Cloudflare.tv sessions.

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Understanding of attacker Tools, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

Understanding of operating systems, SaaS applications, CI/CD, and common security tools.

Understanding of the Incident Response Lifecycle.

Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language for automation.

Demonstrated critical thinking skills and drive to learn and adapt new technologies.

Curiosity, empathy and ability to get things done.

Ability to commit to a minimum 12 week summer internship.

In office 3-5 days a week in the Lisbon office.

Bonus: Demonstrated passion for security & software development, such as personal projects, open-source contributions, or experience with our developer platform using Cloudflare for Students.

## Skills

### Required
- Understanding of attacker Tools, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
- Understanding of operating systems, SaaS applications, CI/CD, and common security tools
- Understanding of the Incident Response Lifecycle
- Proficiency in at least one scripting/programming language for automation
- Critical thinking skills and drive to learn and adapt new technologies

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