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IT & Cybersecurity Intern (Summer 2026)

CompanyParsons Corporation
LocationColumbia
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 22, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
You will support network engineers and systems administrators with network configuration and setup tasks. Additionally, you will assist in creating simulation environments and scripting simulation tools.
Internship Type
full time
Salary Range
$23 - $40
Company Size
20207
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, we deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables us to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance. Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to be an employer of choice that engages employees in the community and creates rewarding career paths to cultivate a resilient workforce that is ready for the future. #WeAreParsons Disclaimer: Parsons is aware of recruitment scams where individuals posing as Parsons representatives offer fraudulent job opportunities to steal personal information or solicit money. To avoid these scams, remember that Parsons will never ask for money or sensitive personal details, and all legitimate job openings are listed on https://jobs.parsons.com/; report any suspicious activity to local law enforcement or security@parsons.com.
About the Role
In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

 

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

 

Job Description:

Parsons Corporation seeks enthusiastic, positive, and proactive self-starters to join our team. Our leadership aims to attract and retain the best and brightest employees, maintain an environment built on trust and pride, and encourage individual and team achievements. We uphold ourselves to an exceptional professional standard of conduct, setting ourselves apart from our competition.

Parsons is dedicated to creating and maintaining a lifelong learning environment. We encourage forward-thinking, innovation, and out-of-the-box ideas in an inclusive environment. Our training and continuing education programs allows us to constantly improve services and deliver innovation to our customers. We invest in our employees and they, in turn, advance our clients’ mission.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Under direction of a degreed engineer, you will perform a variety of basic to moderately-difficult engineering support assignments requiring a fundamental knowledge of engineering practices, and techniques.
  • You will be supporting network engineers and systems administrators in the setup and configuration of networks
  • You will be supporting the creation of simulation environments including populating networks and network content as well as scripting simulation tools.

​What Required Skills You'll Bring:

  • Ability to function with minimal oversight
  • A willingness to learn new engineering skills
  • United States citizen with the willingness and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
  • Pursuing a BS in an engineering or cybersecurity field
  • Can-do attitude with the want to learn and support the Department of Defense

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

  • System administration experience
  • Software development experience

Security Clearance Requirement:

None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $22.93 - $40.14

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as 401K!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.

Key Skills
Network configurationSystems administrationScriptingSimulation toolsEngineering supportCybersecurityNetwork engineeringDoD security clearance
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringSecurity & SafetyGovernment & Public SectorSoftware
Benefits
401k