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ReliaQuest Cybersecurity Labs cohort working in the Tampa office
ReliaQuest
USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing

Cybersecurity Labs


A hands-on program for University of South Florida students, run onsite at ReliaQuest headquarters in Tampa. Choose your track: Security Operations or Software Engineering.

Fall 2026
Four labs + graduation
Onsite — Tampa, FL
Application Deadline: October 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

Attend our information session on campus to learn more!

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
5:30 PM
C.W. Bill Young Hall (CWY) — 2nd Floor Auditorium

Work alongside industry professionals

Cybersecurity Labs pairs University of South Florida students with ReliaQuest practitioners for four hands-on lab sessions and a graduation day. You’ll work in GreyMatter, ReliaQuest’s proprietary Agentic AI security operations platform, on work that reflects what our teams do every day.

A ReliaQuest engineer working through a problem with Cybersecurity Labs students

Pick the track that fits where you’re headed

Each track has its own application. Review both, then apply to the one that matches your focus.

Track 01

Security Operations

If you’re interested in expanding your cybersecurity skills, this is a great opportunity to dive in with professionals in the field. This is a technical and competitive program that will help you grow in your education and potentially in your career after graduation. There will be four hands-on lab sessions for you to apply technical concepts to perform in-depth analysis on potential cyber threats, gaining exposure to enterprise tools and using GreyMatter, ReliaQuest’s proprietary Agentic AI security operations platform.

Threat analysis
Enterprise tooling
Track 02

Software Engineering

If you’re interested in expanding your software engineering skills, this is a great opportunity to dive in with professionals in the field. The Software Engineering Track is built for students pursuing careers in software development, AI engineering, and product development. There will be four hands-on lab sessions for you to do actual engineering work, not simulations. Every line of code written during the program aligns with a real ReliaQuest project and is held to production-level standards in GreyMatter, ReliaQuest’s proprietary Agentic AI security operations platform.

Production code
AI engineering
Dates & location

Fall 2026

Five Fridays at ReliaQuest headquarters in Tampa — four hands-on lab sessions and graduation.

Lab 1
Friday, October 23, 2026
Lab 2
Friday, October 30, 2026
Lab 3
Friday, November 6, 2026
Lab 4
Friday, November 13, 2026
Graduation
Friday, November 20, 2026
ReliaQuest Headquarters — Tampa, FL
All sessions are onsite in the Tampa office.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

Ready to apply?

Applications are open for both tracks. Choose the one that matches your focus — each has a separate application.

ReliaQuest
USF Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing

ReliaQuest is an equal opportunity employer.