
Quest Software enables organizations to secure, manage, monitor, and analyze their IT infrastructure. With over 5,000 team members globally, we are committed to innovation and delivering value to our customers. Our Cork office plays a key role in global R&D efforts, offering exciting opportunities for growth and learning. Quest Software is seeking a motivated & curious student to join our Cork office –based R&D team for a 8-month work placement. Our goal is to provide a meaningful learning experience that could lead to potential future employment upon graduation.
This is an exciting opportunity for the student to work together with a Quest Global R&D team on Microsoft Platform management products using emerging technologies and best practices. We are looking for sharp engineers with a strong passion for software development, who are looking to learn from the best talent in the business.
As a Software Engineering Intern, you will:
Quest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Quest is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Quest are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Quest will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Quest encourages applicants of all ages.

At Quest Software, we help organizations build modern, trusted foundations for AI.
As a global leader in data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization, we’ve spent decades supporting thousands of enterprises and public sector organizations, including over 90% of the Fortune 500. Our mission is to empower our customers to manage data, secure identities, and modernize platforms with confidence and speed—all essentials for AI-success.
Our erwin Data Management Platform features unified AI-enabled capabilities for a seamless experience, allowing customers to improve data accuracy, and create trusted data products 54% faster than before, uniquely meeting the scale and speed required for AI success.
We also protect what matters most. Quest protects critical identity assets across Active Directory and Entra ID, delivering resilience throughout the attack lifecycle and automates ransomware recovery 90% faster, saving millions in downtime costs.
And when it’s time to modernize, we make migration seamless. As the first company to achieve Microsoft 365 certification for migration, we help organizations migrate identities, workloads, and devices with speed and accuracy.
Let’s make the promise of AI a reality. Explore our portfolio at quest.com.