Summer 2025, Intern: Cyber Threat Intel (Remote)

Date Posted:

2024-12-04

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UTCT1: Corp - CT - Remote Remote Location, Remote City, CT, 06101 USA

Position Role Type:

Remote

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

To realize our full potential, RTX is committed to creating a company where all employees are respected, valued and supported in the pursuit of their goals. We know companies that embrace diversity in all its forms not only deliver stronger business results, but also become a force for good, fueling stronger business performance and greater opportunity for employees, partners, investors and communities to succeed.

The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Cybersecurity Services team:

The RTX Cyber Threat Intelligence team is seeking a dynamic individual to join our team as a Threat Intelligence Intern. The successful candidate will need to be able to work in a fast-paced environment, planning, coordinating, and executing intelligence analysis operations in order to provide operationally actionable intelligence in support of RTX cyber defenses.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a Cyber Threat Intelligence intern, produce timely threat reporting, and provide support to other functions and teams within Cyber Defense.
• Work with other team members on ad-hoc, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports focused on geopolitics, threat actors, and technical campaigns.
• Understand various Cyber Threat Intelligence tooling and be able to continuously learn new technologies.
• Work closely with RTX stakeholders and foster collaborative relationships between Threat Intelligence and its various customers across the enterprise.
• Use premium Threat Intelligence tooling to enrich indicators of compromise and pivot to additional adversarial infrastructure and tooling.
• Work independently, as well as work collaboratively with teams, some of which may be geographically distributed.  

Qualifications You Must Have

• Candidates must be pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, international affairs, intelligence, or other cyber related fields. Candidates should not graduate prior August 2025. Please submit a copy of your academic transcripts with your application.
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access the financial management system due to government contractual requirements.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Excellent communication skills and be able to prepare and present reports, briefings, and other materials to RTX senior cyber leadership across the enterprise.
• Great understanding of threat intelligence lifecycle and be able to provide analytical judgement.
• Must have a strong ability to manage indicators of compromise and enrich them through premium and open-sourced tooling.
• The preferred candidate should have a baseline understanding of the threats that target defense industrial firms and experience operationalizing the Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK, and Diamond Model.
• Candidate should be able to outline threat intelligence processes and provide continuous improvements.
• Candidate should be self-motivated and initiative driven.

Learn More & Apply Now!
Location: This position is remote.
Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role:
Remote: This position is currently designated as remote. However, the successful candidate will be required to work from one of the 50 U.S. states (excluding U.S. Territories). Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home).  An employee may be expected to travel to the site location as needed.

The salary range for this role is 37,000 USD - 82,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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