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Cyber Security Intern

CompanyLeidos
LocationOklahoma City
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMarch 6, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will receive training and participate in various phases of engineering work, conducting routine project activities, technical surveys, and inspections while preparing reports. Duties also involve assisting senior engineers with technical tasks such as software design, testing, analysis, and report preparation.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$48,100 - $86,950
Company Size
36204
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®. Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos. Your most important work is ahead, visit careers.leidos.com for our latest opportunities.
About the Role

Leidos has a fantastic opportunity for an internship supporting the Federal Aviation Administration via the NISC IV contract.  The contractor will provide supportive engineering work in accordance with established orders processes and standards.  Contractor will conduct routine project activities and technical surveys and/or inspections and prepare reports. 

The contractors’ duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

  • Receive training and participate in the various phases and types of software engineering work in accordance with established orders, processes and standards.
  • Conduct routine project activities and technical surveys or inspections and prepare reports.  Work activities typically support the work of other employees and activities of the organizational unit.
  • May receive assignments of moderate scope and complexity to work alongside other employees.  Work will be guided, reviewed, and evaluated by employees with more experience.
  • Assist more senior engineers in project accomplishment and performing technical tasks including but not limited to software design, testing, and preparation of reports.

Location: This is onsite at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

 Primary Responsibilities:

The Intern’s duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

  • Receive training and participate in the various phases and types of engineering work in accordance with established orders, processes, and standards.
  • Conduct routine project activities and technical surveys or inspections and prepares reports.  Work activities typically support the work of other employees and activities of the organizational unit.
  • May receive assignments of moderate scope and complexity to work alongside other employees.  Work will be guided, reviewed, and evaluated by employees with more experience.
  • Assist more senior engineers in project accomplishment and performing technical tasks including but not limited to design, testing, analysis, and preparation of reports.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Cyber Security, or similarly relevant engineering discipline. 
  • Applicant/candidate is expected to work daily in our facility.  Candidate must provide their own living arrangements and transportation.
  • US citizenship required
  • Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current Secret Clearance

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

March 6, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $48,100.00 - $86,950.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Key Skills
Cyber SecurityEngineeringSoftware DesignTestingAnalysisReportingTechnical SurveysInspectionsInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills
Categories
Security & SafetyEngineeringGovernment & Public SectorSoftware
Benefits
Health And Wellness programsIncome ProtectionPaid LeaveRetirement