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Penetration Testing INTERN

CompanyMicrosoft
LocationIndia
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJanuary 9, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
As a Penetration Testing Intern, you will identify security vulnerabilities and develop pen testing strategies. You will work on security bug discovery and suggest security controls and mitigations.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
226475
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Overview

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.

As a Penetration Testing Intern, under supervision, you will identify problems and vulnerabilities through application of engineering to dynamically penetrate software, hardware or human systems. You will work on efforts that results in security bug discovery, exploitation and suggested security controls and mitigations in response to security flaws. You will develop and implement pen testing strategies and apply your expertise to engineer solutions. You will help influence mitigations for current and future products and solutions.

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.



Responsibilities
  • Identifies security vulnerabilities within specialty/area or responsibility.
  • Able to come up to speed on new targets with the help of others.
  • Leverages known information channels to gain context.
  • Corroborates guidance against real world observations, determines and understands scope of potential impact and identifies variance or instances of known issues.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field.
  • Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related field
  • CISSP, CISA, CISM, SANS, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, and/or Security+ certification.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.




Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Key Skills
Penetration TestingSecurity VulnerabilitiesSoftware EngineeringHardware EngineeringHuman SystemsSecurity Bug DiscoveryExploitationSecurity ControlsMitigationsProblem IdentificationCollaborationContextual AnalysisStatistical AnalysisComputer ScienceMathematicsCertifications
Categories
TechnologySecurity & SafetyEngineeringData & AnalyticsSoftware