Fall 2026 IT Intern (Digital Forensic Analyst)

Summary

The Administrative Office (AO) an agency of the judicial branch of the federal government is committed to serving and supporting the federal court system of the United States. The AO provides a broad range of legislative legal financial technology management administrative and program support services to the federal courts.

Duties

OPPORTUNITY: The AO is seeking applicants for its Student Internship Program. The opportunity is intended to provide valuable work experience and prepare students interested in a public service career. The AO is looking for student interns with backgrounds and/or demonstrated interest in the following areas: human resources public affairs law business administration (marketing budget accounting etc.) and information technology. The student intern will have an opportunity to improve his or her writing research analytical logical multi-tasking and customer service skills. Additionally student interns are provided with several networking opportunities with fellow interns agency employees and other government employers.

All AO internships are onsite at the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building in Washington DC. Telework is not permitted.

This specific internship will be in the Department of the Chief Information Office (DCIO) Information Technology Security Office (ITSO). The candidate will analyze digital forensic images to definitively validate what occurred on the device in support of cybersecurity incident response.

Duties include but are not limited to:

1. Conducting thorough analysis of network endpoint and application logs to identify and assess intrusions determine their impact and implement appropriate containment strategies to mitigate threats.
2. Performing network forensics from log files and packet captures which includes working hand in hand with the affected parties to obtain the data needed to accurately (re)construct incident timelines and to perform the analysis required to understand the attack vectors and associated impact.
3. Performing endpoint forensics to include but not limited to: volatile memory analysis log files analysis disk analysis user behavioral analysis and data integrity analysis.
4. Performing malware analysis to disassemble and reverse engineer potential malware.
5. Identifying indicators of compromise from digital forensic and malware samples for more effective intrusion prevention and detection.
6. Participating in activities to detect investigate and analyze lateral movement threat persistence and follow on activities by threat actors to harm the Judiciary.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection withdrawal of an offer of employment or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306 Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States please refer to Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
2. All new AO interns will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
3. New interns to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights/responsibilities visit new AO interns are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.

Qualifications

All students in the Volunteer Student Internship Program must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a degree-seeking student taking at least a half-time academic or technical course load in an accredited 2 year or 4 year program or in a post-secondary level program. Students must also be in good academic standing maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Additional Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the BASIC QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS applicants must also:

• Work well in a team environment.
• Have strong organization and communication skills and be detailed oriented.
• Have a working knowledge of computer applications such as Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel or WordPerfect.
• Have excellent writing reading and interpersonal skills.
• Be able to organize a variety of assignments simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.

The ideal candidate is an undergraduate or graduate student in Cybersecurity.

The Student Internship Program requires all participants to be an active student. Therefore seniors graduating at the end of the current semester will not be considered unless they are continuing to pursue advanced studies as a degree-seeking student at the beginning of the next semester.

Education

All students in the Volunteer Student Internship Program must be enrolled in an accredited school and must be working toward a degree diploma certificate etc. on a full-time or part-time basis. Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA. You can receive credit for education received outside the United States if you provide evidence that it is comparable to an accredited educational institution in the United States. A transcript is required at the time of application for proof of enrollment and education.

Additional information

The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits:
Student interns are eligible for up to $340 of commuting benefits cost to travel to and from their AO internship.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Intern