There are many paths for students and recent graduates to pursue an opportunity with CISA to help protect the homeland from cyber and physical threats. CISA’s internships provide hands-on opportunities to challenge and build technical skills. Join a team of public servants who use their professional and risk advisory acumen every day to adapt and develop innovative ways for protecting the Nation’s physical and cyber infrastructures.
Pathways Interns
CISA offers paid opportunities to enhance skills and bolster career potential for enrolled students from high school to graduate level and recent graduates. Learn more about the types of internships available at CISA and how to apply.
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF)
The Federal Government’s premier leadership development program for advanced degree candidates.
The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program was established by Executive Order in 1977 and represents an innovative approach to meet the government’s future need for administrators and managers. This program is for individuals who have received a qualifying advanced degree within the preceding two years. An individual may apply for the PMF program more than once as long as he or she meets the eligibility criteria.
Graduates with advanced degrees (i.e. professional or graduate degree (e.g., Master's, Ph.D., J.D.) who are nominated as PMF Finalists may enter a two-year fellowship in the Federal excepted service. Fellows represent high caliber graduates of their schools and are expected to possess a personal commitment to excellence, a strong capacity for leadership, exceptional ability evidenced through achievement, and a demonstrated commitment to a public service career. PMFs develop skills through challenging work assignments and by utilizing Individual Development Plans, mentors, and formal interactive training.
How to Apply:
Applications are accepted once per year. Program eligibility and application information is available at www.pmf.gov.
CyberCorps© Scholarship for Service (SFS)
Provides scholarships to students in cyber-related degree programs in exchange for a commitment to employment with government organizations.
Scholarship For Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to recruit and train the next generation of information technology professionals, industrial control system security professionals, and security managers to meet the needs of the cybersecurity mission for Federal, State, local, and tribal governments. This program provides scholarships for up to three years of support for cybersecurity undergraduate and graduate (M.S. or Ph.D.) education. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation. In return for their scholarships, recipients must agree to work after graduation for the U.S. Government, in a position related to cybersecurity, for a period equal to the length of the scholarship.
How to Apply:
Students must be enrolled in a cyber-degree seeking program at one of the participating institutions. Once enrolled, students will work with the on-campus Principal Investigator to apply for the scholarship. More information is available at www.sfs.opm.gov.
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Functional Area
Cybersecurity, Information Technology - Job shift: Day
- By Job type: Full-time Job
- Current openings: 1
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Education requirement:Bachelors Degree, Pursuing Bachelors Degree, Pursuing Masters Degree
US Citizenship Requirement :N/A
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Company Profile
DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is the Nation’s risk advisor, working with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborating to build more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future. The threats we face—digital and physical, man-made, technological, and natural—are more complex, and the threat actors more diverse, than at any point in our history. CISA is at the heart of mobilizing a collective defense as we lead the Nation’s efforts to understand and manage risk to our critical infrastructure. Our partners in this mission span the public and private sectors. Programs and services we provide are driven by our comprehensive understanding of the risk environment and the corresponding needs identified by our stakeholders. We seek to help organizations better manage risk and increase resilience using all available resources, whether provided by the Federal Government, commercial vendors, or their own capabilities.
