Student Trainee (Intelligence)

These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis (l&A). The Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) leads DHS in the business of intelligence. We offer undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to hone their skills to prepare for careers as intelligence professionals. Non-BU: This is a non-bargaining unit position.

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and may be amended to extend the deadline or close early without prior notice at the discretion of the agency. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis, and positions will be filled when the need arises or as vacancies occur to meet immediate and future hiring needs. The initial cut-off date will be 30 days after the announcement has been opened with subsequent cut-off dates every 30 days. As a Student Trainee (Intelligence), GS-0199-3/4/5/7/9, you may be teamed with an intelligence analyst to learn tradecraft and research, write and present finished intelligence products on terrorism, cyber or economic security issues. An intern in our IT mission area may assist in developing databases or working on IT tools to enhance analysis. Other intern positions support field operations, analyze performance measurement and organizational development, or aid in human resources, or budget and financial operations. Interns work alongside I&A employees and support their mission activities. We need students in the following areas: Intelligence Analysis: Includes analysis of issues related to terrorism, cybersecurity, border security, transnational crimes and counterintelligence. Intelligence Operations: Includes open-source collection, document and media exploitation, counterintelligence operations and coordination of information sharing activities. Mission Readiness: Includes budget and finance, human resources, program management, security, strategic planning and policy development. Information Technology and Data Science: Includes information assurance/IT security, IT engineering, data science and visualization, and programming and development. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.