2026 Summer Enterprise IT Internship

General Dynamics Information Technology•Falls Church, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

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 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, and participate in professional development. Our Enterprise IT Internship is designed to make a direct impact on a broad variety of projects. You must be motivated to deliver innovative capabilities that directly impact some of GDIT’s most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree program in Information Technology, Computer Science, or similar discipline.
Ability to actively collaborate with others.
Strong computer skills in MS Office (Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)
Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and positive attitude
Ability to manage projects and prioritize competing requirements in a fast-paced environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical terminology, concepts, and issues in terms understandable to both technical and non-technical resources.
Ability to build meaningful relationships with manager and members of your team in a remote environment.
Ability to prioritize tasks and responsibilities.
Intuitiveness with an ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology.
A sense of genuine, intellectual curiosity and a nimble mindset
Applicants should have a minimum of one semester remaining in their studies after their internship concludes.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with IT systems and demonstrated proficiency in various programming languages.
Understanding of software development best practices
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Microsoft Azure

Responsibilities

Assist in researching, designing, developing, and/or modifying enterprise-wide or customer systems.
Assist in performing systems modeling, simulation, and analysis.
Assist in testing, diagnosing, and fixing incidents.
Participates in large system and subsystem planning.
Help ensure that applications and systems are compliant with established quality standards and meet customer and regulatory requirements.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
Participate in special projects as required.
Supports the completion of technical tasks.
Assists with the solutions to technical problems of limited scope.
Assists with the coordination for new products, software, upgrades, and equipment.
Assists with documentation for processes and procedure related to computer systems and operations.

Benefits

Medical plan options
Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
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.
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
10 paid holidays per year
Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Personal accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Business travel and accident insurance