Cybersecurity Intern - Military veterans preferred

Description

Leidos Beavercreek is seeking a part-time Cybersecurity Intern (entry level) to join our Beavercreek Ohio, Pentagon Blvd. office starting this fall. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL) Sensors Directorate, Rapid Technology Development & Demonstrations (RTD2) program perform research and development in the areas of open systems architecture (OSA) and rapid integration and demonstration of ISR technologies. In support of this multi-year high visibility program, your position as a Cybersecurity Intern will be to support USAF programs at Wright Patterson Air Force Base through a combination of laboratory, ground, and flight testing, ensuring system readiness and operation through implementation of security controls and adherence to cybersecurity policies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain mission-critical software in support of national defense, and intelligence gathering products for both systems both airborne and ground based systems

• Participate in laboratory, ground and flight testing to validate software

• Document and communicate proposed cybersecurity solutions with integrated, cross-functional engineering teams in a fast paced highly technical environment

• Stay up-to-date on state-of-the-art cybersecurity techniques and implementation technologies

• Participate in cybersecurity reviews to ensure delivery of quality, secure, resilient products

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity / IT Administration, or similarly relevant technical discipline

• This internship position is onsite at our Beavercreek Ohio office - applicant/candidate is expected to work daily in our facility

• Interpersonal and communication skills

• US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance with Leidos

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret (or higher) Clearance

• Proficiency in Windows and Linux environments, virtual machines, and containerization

• Familiarization with imaging and configuring standard desktops, troubleshooting user issues with hardware and software, ensuring compliance with software and security requirements

At Leidos, we don’t want someone who "fits the mold"—we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, “what’s next?” before the dust settles on “what’s now.”

If you’re already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2… good. You’ll fit right in.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.