Cooperative Education Program - Maryland - 883457800

Caecommunity; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program offers students paid, meaningful work within the Intelligence Community and federal government, contributing to NSA's missions: signals intelligence and cybersecurity.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, eligible for TS/SCI clearance after a background investigation, full-scope polygraph, and a psychological evaluation, and be available for interviews and processing in the United States between November 2026 and March 2027 (Fort Meade, MD area).

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be eligible for a TS/SCI security clearance after a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation.
• Must be available for interviews and processing between November 2026 and March 2027, in the U.S. (Fort Meade, MD area).

Job description

NSA's Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program offers students exciting, impactful professional work opportunities (with pay and benefits!) to grow their knowledge of the Intelligence Community and federal government while advancing NSA's two primary missions: 1) Collecting, analyzing, and producing foreign signals intelligence; and 2) Providing cybersecurity solutions and guidance to protect critical national infrastructure.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to be granted a TS/SCI security clearance after successfully completing a background investigation, a Full-scope Polygraph and a Psychological Evaluation
• Must be available and in the U.S. for operational and technical interviews and other applicable processing, both in-person and via telephone/internet, between the months of November 2026 and March 2027