Intern, Cyber Resilience Lab

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The interns will support the establishment and day-to-day upkeep of the Cyber Resilience Lab, with exposure to the following capability areas:

• cyber range and simulation environment setup

• lab asset configuration and maintenance

• cyber resilience testing and exercise support

• documentation and SOP development

• security validation and research tasks

• support for showcase demonstrations and stakeholder visits.

Scope of Work

The interns will, under supervision, support the following activities:
 

1. Lab Setup Support

• assist in preparing lab systems, devices, and virtual environments for use;

• support installation, configuration, and baseline setup of workstations, servers, virtual machines, and test devices;

• assist in network segmentation, test bed preparation, and system imaging;

• label, inventory, and track lab hardware and software assets;

• support preparation of demonstration and training environments.
   

2. Lab Operations and Maintenance

• assist in routine health checks of lab systems and equipment;

• support patching, updates, re-imaging, and reset of test environments;

• maintain asset registers, maintenance logs, and configuration records;

• assist in troubleshooting basic hardware, software, and connectivity issues;

• help ensure the lab remains organised, functional, and ready for exercises or demonstrations.
   

3. Cyber Resilience Exercise Support

• assist in preparing scenarios for cyber range or resilience exercises;

• support execution of tabletop, simulation, or hands-on technical exercises;

• help monitor logs, dashboards, alerts, and exercise outputs during training activities;

• assist in post-exercise clean-up, restoration, and reset of environments;

• document observations, lessons learnt, and improvement points.
   

4. Security Testing and Research

• support controlled testing of systems, applications, devices, or configurations within the lab;

• assist in basic vulnerability assessment, log review, and validation activities;

• support research tasks relating to AI security, hardware and device security, and security performance testing;

• assist in preparing summaries, findings, and technical notes for internal use.

5. Documentation and SOP Development

• draft and update lab SOPs, user guides, checklists, and setup notes;

• prepare diagrams, system maps, and simple architecture documentation;

• maintain records for exercises, maintenance, incidents, and asset changes;

• support preparation of briefing materials and internal reports.
   

6. Demonstration and Engagement Support

• help prepare the lab for visits, demonstrations, and internal showcase sessions;

• support setup of exhibits, use-case walkthroughs, and technical displays;

• assist facilitators during student, partner, or stakeholder engagement sessions;

• support basic briefing material preparation for presentations and tours.
   

Learning Areas

Interns may be assigned work across one or more of the following themes:

• AI security;

• security and performance testing using cyber range environments;

• hardware, robotics, and device security;

• SOC operations and agentic SOC concepts;

• digital resilience and recovery testing;

• cyber defence engineering and automation.
   

Expected Deliverables

By the end of the internship, interns are expected to contribute to some or all of the following:

• updated lab asset inventory and maintenance records;

• setup and configuration documentation;

• SOPs, checklists, or user guides for lab activities;

• exercise support materials or scenario notes;

• technical summaries or research notes;

• improvement recommendations for lab operations or resilience use cases; presentation materials or showcase support content.

Supervision and Boundaries

All work performed by interns shall be carried out under the supervision of authorised staff.

Interns shall not:

• access production systems unless expressly authorised;

• conduct uncontrolled offensive testing;

• remove lab data, images, or documentation without approval;

• make material architecture or security changes without review and sign-off.
   

Skills and Competencies to be Developed

The internship is intended to develop practical competencies in:

• lab operations and technical support;

• cyber hygiene and system hardening;

• documentation and operational discipline;

• cyber range and resilience exercise support;

• basic security testing and analysis;

• teamwork, reporting, and stakeholder support.