Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA Springfield
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ218223
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Interns
Job Qualifications: Skills: Information Assurance, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Vulnerability Management
Certifications: None
Experience: 0 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Job Description: GDIT Summer 2026 Internship - Cybersecurity Associate Internship Sponsorship is not available for this role. At GDIT, our people are our business. We pride ourselves on the work our innovators do to support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the world. We wouldn't be successful without our ability to attract new talent to join our team.
What sets a GDIT internship experience apart from other organizations in the industry? GDIT's Summer Internship Program is designed with you in mind! Our internship provides you the opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team that is helping to solve our clients' most challenging matters. Throughout GDIT's 10-week Summer Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Work side-by-side with GDIT professionals delivering work for clients.
- Collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge.
- Participate in a mentoring circle led by an early career champion.
- Interact with GDIT leaders.
- Participate in professional development.
How You'll Make this Internship Opportunity Your Own Our
Cyber Security Summer Internship will help ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all data and systems across GDIT or client organizations. The ideal intern will have knowledge of computer languages and their applications to enable a system to perform specific functions. You'll also have an interest in understanding the principles, methods, and tools for evaluating information systems security features against a set of specified security requirements. You will work with analysts to understand business processes and promoting data integrity. You will have the opportunity to develop consulting skills, gather and research data, develop analysis as well as contribute to the creation of deliverables.
What You'll Need to Deliver Your Best Every Day - Demonstrated decision-making skills.
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment.
- Nimble mindset and genuine intellectual curiosity
- Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
The Must-Haves - Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program in computer science, IT, engineering, or other STEM field from a United States-based college or university.
What you Offer as a Stand-Out Candidate - Pursuing a certification in the field of cyber security (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Information Assurance, or Certified Ethical Hacker)
- Basic knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in engineering, information systems, and related technical support.
- Basic knowledge of related hardware and software
- Basic understanding of data manipulation of Indicators of Compromise (IOC's)
- Basic understanding of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Basic understanding of Vulnerability Management (Vulnerability Scanning and Patching)
- Basic understanding of Information Assurance
GDIT interns are paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks. Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. Take the first step and apply today!
Note: We receive a high volume of applications and review them on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our goal is to follow up with you within two weeks of your application.
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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $22.95 - $31.05. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA VA Springfield
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
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GDIT Summer 2026 Internship - Cybersecurity Associate Internship Sponsorship is not available for this role. At GDIT, our people are our business. We pride ourselves on the work our innovators do to support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the world. We wouldn't be successful without our ability to attract new talent to join our team.
What sets a GDIT internship experience apart from other organizations in the industry? GDIT's Summer Internship Program is designed with you in mind! Our internship provides you the opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team that is helping to solve our clients' most challenging matters. Throughout GDIT's 10-week Summer Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Work side-by-side with GDIT professionals delivering work for clients.
- Collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge.
- Participate in a mentoring circle led by an early career champion.
- Interact with GDIT leaders.
- Participate in professional development.
How You'll Make this Internship Opportunity Your Own Our
Cyber Security Summer Internship will help ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all data and systems across GDIT or client organizations. The ideal intern will have knowledge of computer languages and their applications to enable a system to perform specific functions. You'll also have an interest in understanding the principles, methods, and tools for evaluating information systems security features against a set of specified security requirements. You will work with analysts to understand business processes and promoting data integrity. You will have the opportunity to develop consulting skills, gather and research data, develop analysis as well as contribute to the creation of deliverables.
What You'll Need to Deliver Your Best Every Day - Demonstrated decision-making skills.
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment.
- Nimble mindset and genuine intellectual curiosity
- Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.
- Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
The Must-Haves - Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program in computer science, IT, engineering, or other STEM field from a United States-based college or university.
What you Offer as a Stand-Out Candidate - Pursuing a certification in the field of cyber security (e.g., CompTIA Security+, CISSP, Information Assurance, or Certified Ethical Hacker)
- Basic knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in engineering, information systems, and related technical support.
- Basic knowledge of related hardware and software
- Basic understanding of data manipulation of Indicators of Compromise (IOC's)
- Basic understanding of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Basic understanding of Vulnerability Management (Vulnerability Scanning and Patching)
- Basic understanding of Information Assurance
GDIT interns are paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks. Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. Take the first step and apply today!
Note: We receive a high volume of applications and review them on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our goal is to follow up with you within two weeks of your application.
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