AI Security Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)
Brainco · San Francisco Bay Area
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## AI Security Engineer Intern (Summer 2027) ### About Brain Co. Brain Co. builds AI-native operating systems for large, regulated institutions. Each system is designed for a specific industry, powered by agents that push real workflows forward. Underneath it all is **Atlas**, our proprietary platform that keeps customers in control, secure by design, and never locked into one model. ### Why Now Brain Co. is entering its next phase of production deployments on a national scale with an elite team and a growing footprint across **government, insurance, health, and financial services**. Every project ships to production and is expected to create measurable customer value and impact. ### About the Role As an **AI Security Engineer Intern**, you’ll work alongside experienced security, platform, and infrastructure engineers to help build security directly into how Brain Co. develops and ships software. This co-op is designed for **current undergraduate juniors and seniors** graduating **no later than June 2028** who want hands-on experience securing real production systems. You’ll contribute across **CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, containers, and Infrastructure-as-Code**, with mentorship through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on collaboration. ### What You’ll Work On - Build and improve security controls in **CI/CD pipelines** (static analysis, secrets scanning, dependency checks, automated policy enforcement) - Contribute to developer-facing security tooling (linting rules, reusable workflows, automation, guardrails) - Secure **Kubernetes and containerized workloads** (access controls, image security, workload configuration, deployment policies) - Contribute to security baselines in **Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code** (IAM, networking, encryption, secure defaults) - Work with cloud infrastructure across **AWS, GCP, or Azure** to identify misconfigurations and improve security visibility - Automate detection and remediation of common security issues - Participate in **threat modeling**, code reviews, and architecture discussions - Translate security findings into practical, actionable fixes - Improve documentation and tooling so security controls are easy for developers to adopt ### You Might Be a Great Fit If You… - Are a current junior/senior graduating **no later than June 2028** (CS, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related) - Have strong software engineering fundamentals (coursework, internships, research, or personal projects) - Can program in **Python, Go, Java, C++, Bash**, or a similar language - Have exposure to (or strong interest in) application security, platform security, cloud security, or infrastructure security - Are familiar with (or excited to learn) **Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, and AWS/GCP/Azure** - Enjoy thinking about failure modes, trust boundaries, and security controls that don’t slow engineers down - Are curious, proactive, and excited to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment - Take ownership of technical problems while learning from experienced engineers ### Bonus Points For - Coursework/projects/internship experience involving **cloud security, Kubernetes, or Infrastructure-as-Code** - Familiarity with security tooling such as **OPA, Conftest, Kyverno, Trivy, Semgrep**, or similar - Experience with **secrets management**, **IAM**, or authentication/authorization systems - Interest in **software supply chain security** (dependency security, image signing, SBO
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