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Data Science Intern - Summer 2026 (TS/SCI w/ Polygraph Clearance Required)
Red AlphaUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Dec 2025
💰 $70,000/yr($60,000/yr – $70,000/yr)
About the role
A little about us:
The Red Alpha Data Science practice grew out of Red Alpha's reputation in Software and System Engineering with our Department of Defense clients. As sometimes happens, customers who trust our expertise in adjacent areas asked Red Alpha to assist with some of their burgeoning Data Science problems.Culturally, it probably suffices to say that we take our work seriously, but not ourselves. Our leaders have spent time in the trenches and have cursed daylight savings time changes and trailing whitespace as many times as you have. We like to say that we spend 80% of our time cleaning the data...and 20% of our time complaining about cleaning the data. Joking aside, our voices matter, and it is easy to see how our decisions affect the Data Science practice and Red Alpha as a whole. We have a clear vision of where we are headed.
Our team takes a pragmatic approach to Data Science, defining it loosely as the intersection of technical expertise, business acumen, and soft skills to solve business problems with data. We spend a lot of time trying to understand the problem before we set about building a solution, and we prefer lower tech useful solutions over shiny algorithms and dust on the shelf. Did we mention we’re pragmatic? We have a diverse set of skills across our team, and whether you are a traditional Data Scientist (whatever that means…), an Applied Research Mathematician, a Database Engineer, a Full Stack Developer, or something else in that neighborhood, if you have a knack for picking apart data to make sense of it, we would enjoy having a conversation with you.A day in the life:
The Red Alpha Data Science Internship (summer of 2025) is a thorough and pointed experience doing real-time, meaningful data science work. Throughout your time at Red Alpha, you will take on tough problems, get executive exposure, engage in out-of-the-box solutions development, and participate in technical challenges. There are no gophers here. You will be treated as a professional peer, because you are one!Red Alpha invests heavily in the training, education, and professional mentorship of our interns. Each intern is paired with a mentor during their time with RED ALPHA to ensure they are engaged and immersed in work and experiences that will help them to grow professionally and broaden their technical tool set. From technology to business, we are looking for people who can innovate, collaborate and drive Red Alpha into the next era of an already rapidly-evolving digital marketplace.
**You must be willing to live and work full-time in the Columbia, MD area for the duration of the internship**
Work Hard, Play Hard, Succeed Together! That's Red Alpha. Join Us!
What you bring to the table:
Now on to the fun of formal requirements - we have to apologize in advance for the corporate-speak here, but just hold your breath for a few lines and everything will be okay. We are actively hiring data professionals for roles across a broad range of skill levels and projects. Our goal is to find the best fit for you so please note that if you apply to one of them and we see a fit elsewhere we will let you know. So do not worry about applying initially for every position you might be interested in.As a Data Science Intern, you will need the following skills:
- You must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and majoring in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Systems or a related technical discipline at an accredited higher learning institution.
- Experience with Python, Java, C++, R, and/or other related programming languages is required.
- Due to the nature of our work, customers we support and the requirements surrounding our office space, a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.
The total package:
Our total compensation package was strategically designed with our members in mind with the intention to: reward our members for their hard work and commitment to our customers' missions; allow members to share in Red Alpha's success as we continue to grow and expand our footprint; provide long-term career opportunities through stability and internal mobility; and provide the resources our members need to support themselves and their dependents in the form of a robApply for this role
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