University, Commercial Intern

University, Commercial Intern

The Opportunity:

Are you interested in learning how to collect, process, analyze, and distill information with the intent of providing actionable, predictive threat intelligence to organizations spanning commercial industries? The type of threat intelligence is leveraged by organizations to protect themselves against prioritized threat actors causing significant impacts such as cybercriminal and ransomware groups. As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to work with threat intelligence and incident response practitioners within Booz Allen Hamilton’s commercial business to analyze and gain insights from real-world incidents involving threat actor activity. You will learn to pivot off of collected incident data to find additional intelligence tied to the threat actor activity. We’re looking for someone like you to help us understand the adversary and protect organizations.

On our team, you’ll contribute using your skill set to collaborate with other interns on a joint project to gain deeper insights into prioritized threat groups. Working with our threat intelligence and incident response teams, you’ll gain hands-on experience into relevant data and insights, learn to perform threat research, document your findings, and present your work to firm leaders. The delivery of your work will help to shape products and solutions that will be offered to clients across industries in the commercial space.

You'll be working on bleeding edge threat research that will define what the art of the possible is – what can be done – and bring it to life for clients. Are you ready to help us combat the most advanced adversaries?

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience with conducting basic cybersecurity research

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams

• Knowledge of programming languages or scripting, including Java, JavaScript, C, C++, Assembly, Python, Perl, R, or Bash

• Ability to collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge

• Ability to work independently and in teams

• Ability to obtain a security clearance

• Scheduled to obtain a Bachelor's degree by May 2027

Nice If You Have:

• Experience in cyber threat intelligence, intelligence analysis, security operations, or incident response

• Knowledge of the basic intelligence cycle and process

• Knowledge of open source or commercial intelligence tools and threat intelligence platforms

• Ability to identify and solve complex problems related to rapidly changing technology

• Ability to analyze logs and artifacts to identify malicious activity or patterns

• Ability to capture and communicate business and technical concepts, and articulate technical challenges and solutions

• Possession of excellent interpersonal skills

• Possession of strong written and verbal communication skills for writing, reviewing, and discussing highly technical documentation

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, IT, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Create Your Career: 

Grow With Us 

Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like upskilling programs, tuition reimbursement, mentoring, and firm-sponsored networking, you can chart a unique and fulfilling career path on your own terms.  

A Place Where You Belong 

Diverse perspectives cultivate collective ingenuity. Booz Allen’s culture of respect, equity, and opportunity means that, here, you are free to bring your whole self to work. With an array of business resource groups and other opportunities for connection, you’ll build your community in no time. 

Support Your Well-Being 

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs with HSA contributions, paid holidays, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) match, and more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and remote and hybrid