Security Data Scientist Intern, Splunk
Summer 2025
Office located in Boulder, CO
Data security & observability platform
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Data security & observability platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
Office located in Boulder, CO
1001+ employees
Company mission
To allow clients to focus on the business outcomes that data can deliver by helping organisations use their data to answer questions, take actions, and achieve business objectives
Role
Who you are
- Ctively pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics or a related technical field, and a strong record of academic achievement
- At least one semester/quarter remaining to complete after the internship
- Available to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks
Desirable
- We’ve taken special care to separate the must-have qualifications from the nice-to-haves. “Nice-to-have” means just that: Nice. To. Have. So, don’t worry if you can’t check off every box. We’re not hiring a list of bullet points–we’re interested in the whole you
- You possess superb interpersonal and communication skills
- You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- You are willing to explore open-ended questions and present compelling arguments using data
- You know how to use Excel, SQL, and visualization tools such as Tableau
- You can apply statistics to real-life security problems
- You have exposure to security data, huge plus if its for large scale analytics
- You can articulate a business case and dissect the value proposition of a product
- You have previous internship in a related field
- Bonus if you can build searches and dashboards in Splunk
What the job involves
- Splunk is looking for Bachelor's or Master's students to join our team for Summer 2025
- As a Security Data Scientist Intern, you will work on a real project (or a few) focused on ML detections within security contexts and have an opportunity to enjoy our dynamic, startup-like environment
- You will experience Splunking and what defines our culture while honing the skills which separate our development teams from others
- Working to support internal and external customer needs, you will collaborate with multi-functional teams, receive mentorship, and gain insight into our values-driven process
- Our goal is both to support your growth and development while empowering you for a successful start to your career
- Achieve data science and product management goals set by you and your mentor within the context of security
- Learn about Splunk, both the product and the company
- Work and socialize with other interns and full-time Splunkers
- Collaborate with diverse partners to help them make data driven decisions around how to improve our products
- Do a short term project that will have visible impact
- Grow your technical and business skills
Our take
Splunk was founded to produce software for searching and analysing machine-generated data for clients. The platform provides live data insights and is an attractive option due to its flexibility, scalability and ability to process real time data.
The company has evolved significantly since being founded, implementing developments in augmented reality, machine learning and mobile technology. Further, the company's transition to the cloud has allowed it to provide new offerings, and proved its ability to move with market trends.
Acquired by Cisco in 2024, Splunk now benefits from Cisco's user protection, breach protection and threat intelligence capabilities. The company will continue to deliver its security products, and also has plans to enhance its portfolio moving forwards.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2007
$25m
SERIES C
Jan 2006
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $40m
Company benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Work from home opportunities
- Health Care and Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Education reimbursement
- Electric car charging stations
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Stocked kitchens
- Gym discounts/onsite fitness centers
- Pet insurance discount
- Student loan resources
- Cool workspace with collaborative environments
- 529 College Savings Plan
Company values
- Innovative: Splunk values people committed to improving the future
- Fun: Splunk believes in fostering a positive atmosphere and celebrating its successes
- Disruptive: Splunk is always looking for ways to be more efficient and better
- Open: Splunk values honesty and inclusivity, with an open-door policy
- Passionate: Passion for its customers and products is what drives Splunk to keep improving
Company HQ
South Beach, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Gary Steele
(EVP & GM of Splunk at Cisco, not founder)Was CEO and President of Splunk before it became a Cisco company. Previously CEO at Proofpoint and Portera, VP at Sybase, and Market Development Manager at Sun Microsystems.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Splunk
- Our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy is built on three key pillars: growing a diverse workforce, nurturing our culture of inclusion in the workplace, and driving positive change in the marketplace for Splunkers, customers and partners
- We are committed to recruit, retain and develop high-performing, innovative and engaged Splunkers with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We created the DEI at Splunk Council (DISCO) to set and track progress on diversity, equity and inclusion across all functions and geographies
- We have also implemented processes, tools and education to try to prevent unconscious bias across our hiring and talent recruitment processes. It has also given us a company-wide vernacular to label bias where we see it
- We know that Splunkers are made up of a million different data points. And we’re committed to cultivating a culture of inclusion and making Splunk a place where everyone can thrive
- Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide community for underrepresented groups and allies, offering support, mentoring and networking opportunities. We now have nine employee-led ERGs, including Pride, Womxn +, Veterans, Somos (Latinx), Black Employees and Mentors (BEAMs), Disabled=*True, Pilipinx, Natives, and Neurodiversity
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