Paid Summer CS Internship: Big Data, AI & Security

National Security Agency; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 11,000 - 14,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing accommodations

Travel entitlements

Paid leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

The National Security Agency in Fort Meade, MD offers a 12-week Computer Science Internship Program (CSIP) for undergraduate and graduate students to work on mission-critical projects and present a final technical paper.

Internship areas include Big Data, information security, machine learning, and language technologies, with competitive pay and housing/travel assistance as noted in the program details.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program at time of application.
• Preferred cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Must be eligible for TS/SCI clearance after background, polygraph, evaluation.
• Available in the U.S. for interviews between Oct 2026 and Apr 2027.
• Major in Computer Science or closely related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Join a 12-week CS internship, assigned to mission-critical projects.
• Projects culminate in a short presentation and technical paper.
• Areas include Big Data, Information Retrieval, Security, ML/AI, HLT, and more.

Skills

U.S. Citizenship

Enrollment in degree-seeking program

Academic coursework in CS/related

GPA target 3.0+

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student

CS major or closely related

Tools

Operating Systems

Information Retrieval

Job description

The National Security Agency in Fort Meade, MD offers a 12-week Computer Science Internship Program (CSIP) for undergraduate and graduate students to work on mission-critical projects and present a final technical paper.

Internship areas include Big Data, information security, machine learning, and language technologies, with competitive pay and housing/travel assistance as noted in the program details.