CISA - Scholarship for Service (SFS) Internship - Accepting Resumes, Transcripts, and SFS Agreements

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency•Oakland, CA

About The Position

This is a CyberCorps® Scholarship for Service (SFS) resume repository for current SFS scholarship recipients. CISA is interested in recruiting SFS scholars for its 2027 internship cohort. The program provides students with on-the-job training to prepare them for federal government careers in cybersecurity-related fields. Selectees receive a time-limited appointment in the excepted service. This is a developmental role intended to build the skills needed to perform the full duties of higher-level cybersecurity positions. Work resembles that of more senior roles but is performed under closer supervision. As training and experience increase, assignments become more complex and responsibilities expand. Assignments focus on cybersecurity and information security, offering hands-on experience with core cybersecurity principles, processes, tools, regulations, and procedures. Selected assignments provide on-the-job training to develop foundational cybersecurity and IT security knowledge and understanding of the IT security environment.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an institution awarded an NSF grant under the SFS program, and pursuing a specialized certification, associate's, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree.
Must attend school at least full-time, or at least half-time if enrolled in community college, as determined by the academic institution.
Must be willing to pursue studies with an emphasis in cybersecurity.
Must provide a signed CyberCorps® SFS Program Agreement to Serve or Repay, including signatures from the principal investigator and OPM.
Must meet the education requirements for the applicable grade level: GS-03 requires one full academic year of post-high-school study; GS-04 requires an associate's degree or two full academic years of post-high-school study; GS-05 requires a bachelor's degree or four full academic years of study leading to one; GS-07 requires one full academic year of graduate education or a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement; GS-09 requires a master's degree or two full academic years of graduate education leading to one.
Must meet all qualification requirements by the announcement closing date and submit transcripts or equivalent documentation showing educational eligibility.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
Must complete a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result before a final employment offer.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with or exempt from Selective Service.
Must participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer for salary payments.
Education used to meet qualifications must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must be evaluated and deemed equivalent to accredited U.S. education.

Responsibilities

Complete developmental cybersecurity and information security assignments under closer supervision.
Apply core cybersecurity principles, processes, tools, regulations, and procedures through hands-on work.
Participate in selected on-the-job training assignments to develop foundational cybersecurity and IT security knowledge and understanding of the IT security environment.
Take on increasingly complex assignments and expanded responsibilities as training and experience increase.