General Student Trainee (Security Administration) | Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency

 

General Student Trainee (Security Administration)
Location: Fort Meade, MD; Hanover, MD; Boyers, PA; or Quantico, VA
Announcement Number: DCSA-24-12502857-P
Salary: $40,918 - $72,703
Closing Date: September 30, 2024

Are you looking for a career in national security? The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is seeking students to join our team for summer 2025. Our paid internship program will provide students the opportunity to gain marketable developmental experience in counterintelligence and insider threat, industrial security, personnel security, security training, and other DCSA core mission and support areas. Become a part of America's Gatekeeper Team!

This announcement is open to: Current students enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program with a full-time course load at time of application and in the spring semester prior to the summer program, with an expected graduation date of October 2025 or later.

Duties

Under the Security Administration series, DCSA delivers efficient and effective background investigations, continuous vetting, and adjudications to safeguard the integrity and trustworthiness of the federal and contractor workforce. We inspect and monitor companies that require access to or possess-classified information and controlled unclassified information associated with DoD classified contracts. These companies produce critical technology and provide services for the Department of Defense. Additionally, we provide security products and services to ensure maximal human performance in credibility assessment, industrial security, information security, insider threat, personnel security, physical security and special access program missions through training, education, quality assurance and research.

The DCSA Student Experience is looking for interns to join our team in the following security administration disciplines:

Personnel Security/Adjudications, Physical Security, Communications Security, Information Security, Operational Security, Special Access Programs, FOCI, International Programs, Export Controls and or Emergency Planning.

• Interacts with security personnel and other staff regarding issues or other developments in specific cases.
• Utilizes risk management principles in the analysis, selection and application of effective security countermeasures.
• Provide investigative support as well as assist in achieving the goals of the assigned program.
• Based upon provided guidance, determines required resources, length, breadth and scope of assignment as well as ensure work is efficiently accomplished.
• Collaborate with integrated teams of security and counterintelligence professionals.

You are applying to the Security Administration series and not a specific position. If selected, you will be placed in an open internship position within the Security Administration series in the location specified in your application.