Student Trainee (IT Management/Cyber)
American’s enjoy and expect reliable, secure, and efficient critical infrastructures. Most people can turn on the tap, take public transit,make a call, and place a financial transaction without wondering whether it will be safe or thinking about the technology working in the background to make these things happen.
We want it to stay that way, which is why the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was created. Our nation is vulnerable to an ever-evolving range of threats, from terrorists or cyber attacks to natural disasters. Our mission is to reduce the risk from these threats and make our people, places, spaces, data and networks resilient and secure. Join the team that is Defending Today, Securing Tomorrow!
Pathways Internship Program
The Pathways Internship Program is designed to offer current students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions, from high school to graduate level, with paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while completing their education. These internships provide a path to careers at CISA and allow qualifying individuals the opportunity to gain meaningful training and career development experience. Once onboard, interns may continue to work, either part-time or full-time, until their graduation date. Upon graduation, interns may be eligible for
non-competitive conversion to a permanent position.
Eligibility requirements include:
•U.S. Citizenship is required; Minimum age is 16
•Transcripts are required. Unofficial transcripts are accepted
•Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 throughout the internship
•Must be an enrolled student at both the time of application AND at the time the internship begins to meet eligibility requirements; must remain at least a part-time student throughout the internship
•Must be able to work 640 hours (equivalent to 4 full-time months) prior to graduation for conversion eligibility
•Ability to obtain and maintain up to a Secret level security clearance
In this internship position, work assignments are cybersecurity-focused and are intended to expose the incumbent to cybersecurity, including, practical application of the principles, concepts, work processes, methods, techniques, regulations, reference materials, and procedures fundamental of Information Security (INFOSEC) and cybersecurity. Major duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Generating basic program source codes utilizing various computer languages.
- Analyzing cybersecurity programs by assisting with researching new solutions for emerging cyber security threats.
- Conducting computer forensics analyses.
- Researching cybersecurity tools and techniques.
- Assisting with public-facing cyber outreach initiatives and engagement