Cybersecurity Intern - 2026

Nightwing•Sterling, VA

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. We are seeking Cybersecurity Interns to help deliver innovative solutions and new capabilities to solve the most difficult and complex challenges for commercial customers, utilities, government agencies. With a critical mission, we research and engineering to enable our customers to exploit the future of cybersecurity. We protect mission-critical systems and national security cyber infrastructure through a broad range of initiatives to include network defense, cyber operations, secure techniques. This unique opportunity will provide interns to learn how to triage alerts and analyze security events and logs for threats such as computer viruses, exploits, and malicious attacks. Interns will focus on building a foundation of cybersecurity regulations and technical training, specializing in Hunt and Incident Response, Detection in support of customers including Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency. Specialty Areas Include: Hunt and Incident Response Detection and Prevention Cloud Forensics Operating System and Infrastructure specific

Requirements

Must be enrolled in college by summer of 2025 pursuing a Bachelor's or advanced degree in an applicable discipline: Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Assurance
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship is required, only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
A passion to learn something new every day and to stay up-to-date with developments in your field
Adept at independent problem-solving and comfortable with a general approach of taking initiative to find and develop solutions
A strong communicator with others, both written and verbal
Background check and drug screen required (every external new hire in the U.S.)
Drug screen only performed on re-hires who have been gone for more than 1 year
This is a hybrid role, required to be available to be on-site as needed

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate self-starter
Ability to grasp the "big picture" and see beyond specific problems
Security information and event management (SIEM) and data collection tools
Ability to learn Azure/AWS/cloud technologies
Operating systems knowledge: Linux, Windows or MacOS
Experience working with Security Operations Center (SOC)/CIRT team workflows and analytical tools chains for operational efficiency and mission execution
Experience with 1 or more programming and scripting languages (e.g Shell, Python, PERL, Java, C/C++/C#, etc.)
Experience and ability to effectively use Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel in a team-oriented environment

Responsibilities

Full-spectrum cyber operations, offensive and defensive cyber operations
Vulnerability research, and exploit development
Malware analysis
Network protocol development, analysis, and reverse engineering
Host and network-based forensic analysis
Machine learning methods as applied to cyber security problems
Program analysis (including vulnerability detection and/or remediation)
Use critical thinking to bring together information from multiple sources to determine if a threat is present
Be able to effectively annotate work completed during an investigation
Track incoming alerts from multiple clients and sources effectively
Communicate with internal and external personnel during investigations or custom requests
Work with Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) and Data Collection Teams to provide assistance in the areas of data collection, data analytics, and operational effectiveness as it pertains to defined use cases
Review existing data collection sources and optimize for empowering operational use cases, with an eye toward removing data sources which provide no operational value
Data Analytics helping define data collection, usage, and visualization requirements
Ensure technical correctness, timeliness and quality of deliverables