Working Student - 5G/6G Cybersecurity & Cloud Infrastructure (m/f/d)

Overview

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Modern 5G and 6G networks are reshaping how devices, services, and infrastructure communicate at scale. Research and validation of these technologies increasingly relies on flexible, software-defined environments capable of rapidly deploying complex network scenarios. At the same time, the security implications of these next-generation networks demand rigorous, automated assessment frameworks aligned with evolving industry standards.

Given this scenario, this work is centered around a micro cloud infrastructure purpose-built for 5G and 6G experimentation, where virtual machines are deployed on demand to support a wide range of use cases and security research scenarios. The intern will play a dual role: keeping this infrastructure running smoothly for its users, and actively contributing to the R&D effort of designing and automating new cybersecurity test cases on top of it.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an intern who will take ownership of a micro cloud infrastructure that enables one-touch deployment of virtual environments for 5G/6G research and cybersecurity experimentation. Day-to-day, this means:

• Infrastructure management — maintaining and monitoring the cloud environment, ensuring availability and reliability of deployed VMs and services.
• User support — onboarding users, managing access controls, and troubleshooting deployment issues so researchers can focus on their experiments.
• Testbed development — designing and deploying new cybersecurity testbeds within the infrastructure, tailored to specific 5G/6G use cases and threat scenarios.
• R&D contributions — proposing and implementing automated (and semi-automated) security test cases, grounded in relevant standards and frameworks (e.g. NIST, ETSI, 3GPP security specs).
• Continuous learning — ramping up on both open-source tools (Open5GS, srsRAN, Nmap, Ettercap, etc.) and Keysight proprietary platforms (IoT Security Assessment, CyPerf, BreakingPoint, LoadCore) to effectively contribute across all workstreams.

You will have access to our state-of-the-art laboratory at Keysight Technology, including real 5G/6G equipment and cloud resources, to make this project a reality!

Qualifications

• You are studying towards a degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related area.
• You have foundational knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, virtualization, etc.) and are comfortable working with cloud or virtualized environments.
• You understand core communication protocol concepts (handshakes, acknowledgements, packet flow) and have a basic grasp of how 5G/6G architectures differ from previous generations.
• You are familiar with the main pillars of security (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) and can connect them to real-world network scenarios.
• It's a plus if:
• You have experience with infrastructure automation or scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, etc.).
• You have used version control software (Git, SVN, etc.).
• You enjoy diagnosing and solving system-level problems.
• You are comfortable working in Linux environments and with CLI-based tooling.
• You have participated in Capture the Flag (CTF) events or have hands-on experience with security tools.
• You have prior exposure to virtualization platforms (e.g. OpenStack, Proxmox, KVM, or similar).

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