GENERAL STUDENT TRAINEE (INDUSTRIAL SECURITY)

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA); Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) invites undergrad and grad students to participate in the DCSA Student Experience (DSE) 27 Cohort in Virginia. The program requires full-time student status through Oct 2028 and a 10‑week minimum (400 hours) commitment across summer 2027.

You will assist as a General Student Trainee (Industrial Security) under supervision to support contractor facilities and security programs.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program with a full-time course load through Oct 2028.

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision, assists in implementing NISP and supports contractor facilities and GCAs.
• Evaluates business structures, operational control, reporting requirements, and security program implementation across contractor life cycles.
• Identifies vulnerabilities or noncompliance to determine risk levels and coordinates actions for mitigation.
• Assists in preparing investigative reports and communicates with stakeholders about security issues.

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree program enrollment

Job description

Summary

The DCSA Student Experience (DSE) '27 Cohort. Open to undergraduate and graduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0, who will remain full-time students through October 2028. Summer Cohort Start Date: 31 May 2027 (alternate: 14 June 2027); End Date: 20 August 2027. Students must attend for a minimum of 10 weeks (400 hours).

Selection Office(s): Industrial Security - Entity Vetting

Duties

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This is a temporary position NTE 04 September 2027.

As a GENERAL STUDENT TRAINEE (INDUSTRIAL SECURITY) you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Under direct supervision, manages implementation of the NISP provides and facilitates multiple discipline support to assigned contractor facilities and GCAs.
• Conducts basic-level evaluation of business structures, operational control, reporting requirements, and security program implementation throughout the life cycle of the contractor's FCL.
• Determines required resources and the length, breadth and scope, and assigns actions to ensure work is efficiently accomplished.
• Participates in integrated teams of security and counterintelligence professionals for SRs.
• Responsible for identifying and recording vulnerabilities or instances of noncompliance to determine the level of risk within a contractor's security program.
• Recommends and coordinates the appropriate rating for communication to internal/external stakeholders.
• Monitors noncompliant programs and conducts compliance reviews and associated activities to confirm corrective actions.
• Prepares detailed investigative reports and notifies external stakeholders of compromise or loss of U.S. or foreign government classified information so that the stakeholder may conduct a damage assessment.
• Under direct supervision, conducts onsite FCL eligibility surveys based on new requests to evaluate operational and/or physical vulnerabilities associated with threat to U.S. or foreign classified information at the contractor facilities.
• Coordinates appropriate actions to ensure the entity and/or personnel are properly cleared or excluded from access to classified information.
• Verifies the executed Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests (SF 328, FOCI) accurately represents the contractors' business operations, advising contractor officials when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US citizen
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. For more information http://www.sss.gov
• Resume and supporting documents received by 11:59PM EST will be considered
• This is a Drug Testing designated position
• Position is a (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under U.S.C. 1601
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: Occasionally
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• PCS (Permanent Change of Station): Not Authorized (Relocation expenses or housing will NOT be provided by the agency)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
• Financial Disclosure: Not Required
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible but is not a full-time telework position. The incumbent will be required to report to the office on a routine basis.
• Supervisors may approve situational telework on a case-by-case, temporary basis for limited situations.
• If selected, the incumbent must obtain and maintain appropriate security clearance as indicated in job announcement.
• Incumbent must be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program with a full-time course load at the time of application, for the semester prior to the Summer Cohort, and following participation in the Summer Cohort.
• Selected students must maintain full-time enrollment through October 2028. Students not intending to maintain full-time enrollment through October 2028 will be marked ineligible.
• Incumbent must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. Grade-point averages are rounded to one decimal place. For example, 2.95 will round to 3.0 and 2.94 will round to 2.9.
• DSE Summer ’27 Cohort Start Date: 31 May 2027 (alternate – 14 June 2027); End Date: 20 August 2027. Students must attend for a minimum of 10 weeks (400 hours).
• Students selected for the internship program must send an official transcript with Spring 2027 semester/quarter grades and proof of full-time student status to Student Programs prior to their start date.
• This is not a developmental career ladder