2026 Internship - Security Engineering bei Qube Research & Technologies

Location: London   

Programme duration: 3-6 months or 12-month industrial placement or graduate 

Who qualifies: penultimate or final year students completing bachelor’s or master’s degree  

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and trading expertise has shaped our collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.   

Over the years, QRT has invested in a global research and execution platform which has been deployed to cover all geographies and asset classes. This platform covers a broad spectrum from high to low frequency trading systems. We thrive at the intersection of cutting-edge technology, smart automation, and scalable processes, enabling us to move fast, think big, and deliver at scale.    

We are committed to identifying and developing exceptional talent and are inviting a new cohort of outstanding individuals to join us in the year ahead. Our internship offers a stimulating, intellectually rigorous, and high-performance environment, where collaboration is key to success. You will work alongside and be mentored by industry-leading professionals, gaining invaluable experience and positioning yourself for the opportunity to secure a full-time graduate role upon successful completion of the program.  

Your future role at QRT 

Throughout the recruitment process, we will work to align your skills, interests, and potential with the teams where you can make the greatest impact.   

As part of QRT’s Security team, you will help protect the core of our global technology infrastructure. Working alongside our Cloud, Infrastructure, and Network Operations teams, we design and implement the security controls that defend QRT’s high-performance platforms against evolving threats. By embedding security into every stage of our engineering and operations, we enable QRT to innovate and trade at scale with confidence and integrity 

 The Security team safeguards QRT’s systems, data, and operations against cyber threats. We operate across security engineering, operations, and awareness, implementing measures to prevent, detect, and respond to vulnerabilities and incidents. Our scope includes vulnerability management, incident response, security tooling, and organisation-wide awareness initiatives. Through a proactive and collaborative approach, we ensure QRT’s technology environment remains secure, resilient, and compliant. 

Your current skillset  

Eligibility – Penultimate or final year students pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a STEM discipline (e.g., Cyber Security, Informatics, Computing or related), on track for a 2:1 or above. 

Passion for Technology – We’re most interested in your achievements, such as hobbies, personal projects, academic work, or open-source contributions. 

Technical Skills – Examples of relevant experience include: 

• Basic understanding of key security principles and technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, vulnerability scanning tools, password management, data encryption, and secure coding practices. 

• Programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or others) 

• Linux command-line (RedHat/CentOS) 

• Understanding of Linux/Unix system administration fundamentals 

• Familiarity with command-line tools and shell scripting (Bash, Python preferred) 

• Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, Ethernet) 

• Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus & PromQL) 

Mindset – Proactive, curious, and unafraid to ask questions, with the confidence to suggest and implement optimisations that improve performance. 

Approach – Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and results-driven 

Interviewing 

• Apply Online - Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. 

• Shortlisting - Our engineering teams will review your background and coding challenge performance to select candidates for the next stage. 

• Assessment Centre - Shortlisted candidates will attend an onsite assessment centre at our offices. This includes a group technical activity and interviews with the engineering teams you may work with. 

• Offer - Successful candidates will receive an offer to join QRT. 

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.