Cybersecurity Associate Internship

Role Description

GDIT Summer Internship Program – Summer 2026 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?

• 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.

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 promote 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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).

Benefits

• Paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.