# 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/7577205?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e77e5aaa-6f7 ## Description About Us At Cloudflare, we are 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. As a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company, we're not just about helping build a better Internet. We're also committed to protecting the free and open Internet. We equip more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organisations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work. **About the Internship Program** The ideal Security intern is passionate about making the Internet a more secure place. 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. We are looking for interns who are curious, proactive, and able to approach problems with a 'security-first' mindset. This is a unique opportunity for candidates who want to learn how to defend systems at a scale that few other companies can offer. **Responsibilities** - Execute a specialised security project over 12 weeks that directly improves Cloudflare's defensive posture. - With a focus on threats and how they operate, work to build and improve systems that are the front lines of protecting Cloudflare from malicious attacks. - Work with Incident Response Engineers to triage and respond to security alerts and incidents. - Use the latest technologies and techniques to engineer solutions to enhance incident response and security operations. Including automation, agentic AI and others - Work cross-functionally with Legal, People, Engineering, and Finance teams to integrate security into the fabric of the company. - Work closely with a mentor who will provide hands-on guidance in your specific security domain. - Present your security project to the entire company at the end of the internship. - Connect and learn from our executives and leadership team including our co-founders. - Write for our Cloudflare blog and be featured on Cloudflare.tv sessions. **Requirements** - 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 Austin 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 - Demonstrated critical thinking skills and drive to learn and adapt new technologies --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cloudflare/jobs/7577205?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)