Job Description

SC&A is looking for a Cybersecurity Intern to join our team in our Arlington, VA office. SC&A is a regulated federal government contractor that is compliant with NIST SP 800-171 and is seeking a current college student to assist with implementation, analysis, and transitional support for implementation of new guidance with revision 3. The intern will provide technical and policy support for our cybersecurity and data protection program.    

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, solid analytical skills, and proven problem-solving experience. They will use their interpersonal skills to communicate with employees and provide a solution to their technical problems quickly and professionally.  The intern will report directly to SC&A's Chief Information Officer and gain hand-on experience with a government contractor's cybersecurity program.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engage in projects related to: cybersecurity strategy and planning; cybersecurity risk management, assessments, and standards; cybersecurity defensive operations; cybersecurity engineering; cloud security, infrastructure resilience and analysis; and/or insider threat.
• Support the development and application of technical process approaches to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, or insider threat problems.
• Develop policy and procedural updates to existing program documentation to reflect new and revisions to existing federal standards and guidance. 
• Perform processing and analysis of collected information to derive insights and meaning.
• Develop recommendations based on analysis.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Cyber or Information Security or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
• Academic course work or experience understanding threats, ​vulnerabilities, and risks within those domains.
• Sustained excellence in academic performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable of general cybersecurity, zero trust, cloud security, critical infrastructure, or insider threat concepts or capabilities.
• Experience having applied cybersecurity learning to an internship or research/lab position.
• Demonstrated analytical capabilities.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Ability to positively engage with senior Government staff, technical peers, and SC&A team members.
• Ability to quickly learn new skills and approaches.
• Demonstrated interest in serving the public

Work hours and location:

• The internship is part-time, up to 20 hours per week, based on the student's availability.
• The intern is expected to work at SC&A's Arlington, VA, office 2-3 days each week, with the ability to work remotely as negotiated with their supervisor.

Applicants must submit their current academic transcript from an accredited institution of higher education as part of their application to be considered.

This is a paid internship offering $20-$25/hour depending on experience.

SC&A is a federal contractor and this is a highly sensitive position requiring US citizenship and a background investigation prior to employment.

SC&A does not accept third-party applications or agency inquiries. Phone calls are not accepted for any position.

Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. SC&A maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law. Candidates are required to pass a background screening prior to employment.

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, For contractors, Remote job, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,

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