Computer Science and Cyber Intern - Noblis

Responsibilities:

This is a Summer Intern Position from 03 June 2024 until 09 August 2024.

 

Noblis is looking for interns for our 2024 Summer Internship Program!

Our 2024 Program will be held in a hybrid work environment; participants must be in the local area to travel to an in-person facility for certain projects, meetings, and collaborative assignments. Noblis is offering internship opportunities in our Intelligence and Law Enforcement Mission Area.

  

Learn, Network, and Contribute 

A summer at Noblis is a summer well spent. If you are a student who is looking for valuable real-world experience, competitive pay, and the opportunity to grow, we are the place for you. Our interns spend their days collaborating with full-time staff and other interns to create innovative, mission-focused solutions for our clients’ most pressing problems. We offer a diverse network of professionals who each offer a unique skillset to shape your development. Read more about our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiative here.  

 

Build Your Real-World Experience 

When you intern with Noblis, we will offer real work on projects where you can learn, contribute, and see what it is like to be a working professional in your field. We will show belief in your potential by making you an integral part of our team and our support to our federal client. We also facilitate group activities that allow you to meet other interns and form new connections. You will attend weekly seminars and networking events designed to prepare you for an impactful career. And you have the ability to join our Intern Mentorship Program. Above all, we will provide you with an environment that fosters learning and growth, and that provides you with valuable real-world experience in a competitive industry. 

  

Invest in Your Future 

Your summer at Noblis will be challenging, educational, hands-on, and memorable. You will leave better prepared for life after school—as a leader, problem-solver, and critical thinker with real-world experience. And if you love your time at Noblis, you may have the opportunity to stay! A significant percentage of our interns become full-time employees. 

Responsible for developing and applying basic skills in areas of specialization with clear direction from your supervisor. Responsibilities and individual tasks are generally fundamental, routine in nature, and require minimal problem solving. Ask clarifying questions, refer more complex issues to higher levels and follow direction and guidance from others. Begin to understand how to apply strengths, know when to ask for help and know how you contribute to corporate success. With a service excellence mindset, begin to build a relationship with your manager, the organization you support, and internal/external business contacts. Follow Noblis’ policies and procedures. Ensure that all work products follow Noblis’ policies and procedures and operate at a level of quality that positively affects the Noblis brand.

Project Description

• • Securing systems using cybersecurity policies and techniques.  
  • Working on indevidual and group projects to research and develop unique solutions for I&LE clients.
  • Gain hands on experience working in an agile and cross functional team environment 

Required Qualifications:

• A GPA of 3.3 or higher  
• U.S. Citizenship, and the ability to obtain and maintain a clearance
• Current Sophomore, Junior or Senior with studies in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related fields of study.Required:
• Experience with cybersecurity principles
• Experience with computer or network security coursework
• Knowledge of engineering, programming, and software testing principles
• Knowledge of techniques used in kill chain analysis

Desired Qualifications:

• Any experience with disassembly tools, exploits, shellcode, or code to bypass typical security measures.
• Any hands-on experience with reverse engineering tools such as IDA, Ghidra, or BinaryNinja.
• Any experience with assembly languages such as x86/64, ARM, PPC, Mips, etc.
• Interest in using static and dynamic tools and techniques to analyze and reverse-engineer malware
• Knowledge of machine learning frameworks and models such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, GPT, CNNs, and generative models
• Experience with Python and software engineering best practices
• Experience with one or more of Imitation Learning, Reinforcement Learning (offline/off-policy), modern Neural Network architectures (e.g., GPT, Diffusion, Generative models), or related techniques
• Knowledge of deep learning: layer details, loss functions, optimization, etc.
• Knowledge of sparse training techniques, neural network pruning, and generative modeling
• Knowledge of training large models on distributed computing
• Ability to work on complex problems and produce significant research and/or experience deploying production ML models at scale
• Interest in innovations and executions in deep learning.

Overview:

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, and Noblis MSD tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

 

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

Salary Range Explanation:

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

 

Salary at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is provided within the posting and are based on full time status. Part time staff receive a prorated salary based on regularly scheduled hours. The estimated minimum and maximum displayed represents the broadest range for this position (inclusive of high geographic and high clearance requirements), and is just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package for employees.

 

Posted Salary Range:USD $22.00 - USD $36.00 /Hr.Equal Employment Opportunity:

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

 

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org.