Summer 2026 Partner Alliances Associate Graduate/ Masters Student Internship

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Interns

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Business Integrations, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Communication Planning

Certifications:

None

Experience:

0 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT Summer Internship Program – Summer 2026 Partner Alliances Associate Graduate/ Masters Student Internship 

Sponsorship will not be eligible for this role. 

At GDIT, our people are our business. We pride ourselves on the work our innovators do to support and secure some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the world. We wouldn’t be successful without our ability to attract new talent to join our team. 

What sets a GDIT internship experience apart from other organizations in the industry? 

GDIT’s Summer Internship Program is designed with you in mind!  Our internship provides you with the opportunity to be a part of a collaborative team that is helping to solve our clients’ most challenging matters. Throughout GDIT’s 10-week Summer Internship Program, you will have the opportunity to do the following:  

• Work side-by-side with GDIT professionals delivering work for clients.   
• Collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge.   
• Participate in a mentoring circle led by an early career champion. 
• Interact with GDIT leaders.  
• Participate in professional development. 

How You’ll Make this Internship Opportunity Your Own  

We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic Strategy & Alliances intern that will provide functional support to streamline both internal messaging and collaboration with key departments and business units related to engaging with the larger partner ecosystem. Responsibilities will include researching market trends necessary to assess compatibility for future partnership acquisition. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work across multiple business units including Marketing, Customer Divisions, Digital Accelerators and Centers of Excellence.  Additionally, this opportunity will help you acquire key partnership and technology knowledge and strategies that align with GDIT’s mission. We are seeking an individual who is an out of the box thinker, and not afraid to roll up their sleeves and illustrate their messaging and strategy skills through their work productivity.  

A Day in the Life 

• Support the execution of internal messaging and communication with regards to the GDIT Solution Partner Team. 
• Assist in compiling best practices models in the recruit phase of technology alliances, documenting a standard of operating procedure for recruiting and onboarding new technology partners.
• Draft content to support both internal and external messaging around the Solution Partner Team and specific strategic partners.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to generate enablement programs for internal education on partners critical to the Mission Software Center of Excellence.
• Engage directly with customer Divisions to collect and organize data on technology partner utilization for current programs and deployment, leverage the data to identify trends within the larger partner ecosystem.
• Conduct market research to stay ahead of trends, innovation, and new technologies to advance programs, Centers of Excellence and Digital Accelerators. 
• Develop content for intranet and other internal communications. 

The Must-Haves 

• Currently enrolled in a master's degree program with a focus on Strategy, Marketing or Technology Management from a United States-based college or university. 
• Understanding of partner ecosystems (Cloud, ISV, OEM).

What You’ll Need to Deliver Your Best Every Day 

• Excellent written and oral communications skills are required, including editing and proofreading as well as the ability to translate technical capabilities into clear value proposition.
• Content creation and messaging alignment across internal teams.
• Strong market research, competitive analysis and trend analysis capabilities.
• Familiarity with government contracting or willingness to learn quickly.
• Ability to coordinate across marketing, alliances, sales and solution teams.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams) 
• Accuracy and attention to detail is required in performing all functions of this position. 
• Ability to build meaningful relationships with managers and members of your team in a hybrid environment. 
• Self-aware enough to identify and correct your mistakes and not be afraid to ask for help when needed.
• Prioritize tasks and responsibilities. 
• Active in seeking out ways to develop yourself and gain new knowledge personally and professionally. 
• Positive energy and an engaging personality.
• Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.   
• A sense of genuine, intellectual curiosity and a nimble mindset 

What you Offer as a Stand-Out Candidate 

• Previous work experience related to working with Cloud, ISVs and/or OEM partners. 
• Passion and proficiency for storytelling.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and identify multiple paths forward.

GDIT interns are paid full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive weeks. Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes. Take the first step and apply today! 

Note: We receive a high volume of applications and review them on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Our goal is to follow up with you within two weeks of your application. 

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The likely hourly rate for this position is between $25.50 - $34.50. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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