Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Interns

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Container Orchestration, Python (Programming Language), Statistical Analysis Techniques

Certifications:

None

Experience:

0 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT Summer Internship Program – Summer 2026 Data Scientist/AI Engineer Associate Internship

Sponsorship is not available 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 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

Our Data Scientist/AI Engineer summer interns will work on a range of projects that align with their interests while contributing to our broader AI tooling efforts. In this role, interns will analyze internal and customer data and transform and prepare it for model training or metric capturing to support better decision-making and user experiences. Interns will also help build, package, and deploy solutions using modern engineering practices such as Python-based development, deep learning frameworks, and containerization tools. The ideal intern is a collaborative problem-solver who can clearly articulate technical challenges and solutions and is eager to learn, iterate, and deploy in a fast-moving environment.

The Must-Haves

• Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program in computer science, IT, engineering, or other STEM field from a United States-based college or university.  
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Teams)

What You'll Need to Deliver Your Best Every Day

• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment.
• Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.  
• Knowledge of Python or other programming languages
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
• Experience with containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Podman)
• Interest in or experience with container orchestration platforms (e.g., Docker Compose, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of statistical techniques
• Interest in data transformation, model selection, cross-validation, and deployment
• Problem solving and interest in big data.

GDIT interns are paid and full-time (40 hours/week) for 10 consecutive 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 $22.95 - $31.05. 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:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Springfield

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.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

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