Cyber Intelligence Analyst Internships Fall 2026

NCFTA•Pittsburgh, PA

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance (NCFTA) offers talented students an innovative work experience in a growing sector that will help them enhance their professional development and academic goals. Our program offers paid internships for undergraduate and graduate degree students. It is an intensive 12-week program that gives rising college seniors or graduate level students the opportunity to work in areas such as intellectual property fraud, financial fraud, and malware and cyber threats in order to build knowledge and skills in the intelligence analysis field. The student will receive training and be part of the team from day one. They will be assigned to a manager and mentor to enable them to quickly learn and acclimate. During their first few weeks on the team, they will participate in the internship orientation to become familiar with the NCFTA’s various resources, policies and procedures.

Requirements

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and be eligible for a U.S. Government security clearance.
Major studies in areas of consideration: International Affairs/Politics/Relations; Intelligence/Security Studies; Computer Science; Information Security; Business Intelligence or related fields. Other majors are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Excellent writing skills and strong analytical thinking.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.

Nice To Haves

Arabic, Turkish, Russian, Chinese and Eastern European language skills desirable but not required.
Extensive experience with computers and networking highly preferred but not required.
Technical interest and background are desired for Malware & Cyber Threats Program internships.
Working knowledge of Mac OS.

Responsibilities

Conduct research and data collection using various tools and applications.
Perform proactive research in open sources to produce a finished product for dissemination.
Engage in collaboration with NCFTA partners and peers.
Participate in program meetings.
Write scripts to automate processes (e.g. Python scripts).
Review and analyze malicious code (e.g. C, C++, VB.NET, Assembly, Java).
Create databases (MySQL, MS SQL Server, Postgres).
Conduct technical threat actor hunting and identity attribution to cybercriminals on the dark web and clear net sites.
Work on special projects, potentially involving Mac OS.