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Summer Intern Program for Information Assurance (SIP/IA)

Working at NSA as a Summer Intern provides an opportunity for you to earn while you learn in the field of Information Assurance (IA). You will be involved in information operations that protect and defend the Nation's top-secret information and information systems, as well as providing for restoration of information systems by incorporating protection, detection, and reaction capabilities.

Application Deadline
Applications are accepted between August 1st - October 31st.

About the Program
The Information Assurance Summer Intern Program (SIP/IA) is a full time 12-week program open to select college upperclassman and graduate students who are concentrating their studies in the disciplines of Information Assurance. To participate in this program, the student must return to school for at least one semester following the internship.

For purposes of this program, IA encompasses the scientific, technical, and management disciplines required to ensure computer and network security, such as:

  • System/network administration and operations
  • Systems security engineering
  • Information assurance systems and product acquisition
  • Cryptography
  • Threat and vulnerability assessment, including risk management
  • Web security
  • The operations of computer emergency response teams
  • Information assurance training, education, and management
  • Computer forensics
  • Defensive information operations

Students must major in one of the following academic disciplines (with concentration in IA):

  • Mathematics
  • Biometrics
  • Physics (limited positions)
  • Computer/Electrical Engineering (limited internships with Optics experience)
  • Computer Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Support
  • Database Administration
  • Computer Systems Analysis
  • Operations Research
  • Information Security (Assurance)
  • Business Management/Administration

Qualifications

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Must be eligible to be granted a security clearance
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Must be a college junior or have at least college junior status
  • Must be eligible to be granted a security clearance

Salary
Students are paid a competitive salary commensurate with their education level.

Benefits

  • Receive annual and sick leave, federal holidays
  • Participation in Agency-wide extracurricular programs
  • Those who attend schools in excess of 75 miles from Fort Meade, MD, are eligible for a round trip airline ticket to and from school or mileage reimbursement up to the cost of a government issued airline ticket.

How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online on or before October 31st. Applications received after the deadline, as well as incomplete packets, will not be considered.

To submit a resume online during open season, click any "Apply Online" link. Under "Basic Job Search", type in keywords "Summer Intern Program for Information Assurance" and click on "search." Select Summer Intern Program for Information Assurance and click "Apply Now." Follow directions as prompted.

Note: You may be required to submit an official transcript and a course listing.

For additional information, please e-mail ljmcwee@nsa.gov or call (410) 854-4726.

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Date Posted: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Modified: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Reviewed: Jan 15, 2009

  
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