Software Engineering Intern

NIKSOFT SYSTEMS CORP
Reston, VA
08 Mar 2025

Vacancy expired!

US Citizenship required.

The internship location will be at either Reston, VA office or Falls Church, VA office depends on the intern's proximity and availabilities of spaces.

NikSoft is leading the wave of Digital Transformation across the federal government landscape. From Low-code/No-code platform adoption at the Defense Health Agency, to Zero-Trust cybersecurity implementation at the U.S. Postal Service, to Agile transformation and full life-cycle systems development at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, our teams are delivering innovative and cost-effective solutions for our valued customers. Our goal is to ensure mission success of our government customers, and to provide the best user-experience and flexible services to the citizens they serve. NikSoft is currently providing undergraduate students enrolled in Computer Science and relevant degree programs with internship opportunities to help them apply their academic knowledge and experience to real world projects.

Responsibilities:
  • Participate in programs and projects supporting government agencies.
  • Research, evaluate, and develop prototype and proof of concept solutions using latest technology tools and platforms.
  • Participate in technical problem solving and creation of web-based IT solutions.
  • Integrate within Agile teams in supporting software development life cycle activities including business requirements analysis, technical designs, implementation, testing, and production support.
  • Research, learn, and develop technology artifacts using the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) model.
  • Learn and follow DOD and other federal agency cybersecurity guidelines and processes.
  • Create supporting project documentation based on customer and program leadership guidelines.
  • Receive training and learn latest software development tools and technologies (e.g. Salesforce, open source solutions, automation solutions, etc.), and apply these skills in building customer facing IT solutions.

Qualifications:
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.
  • Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited institution studying: Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Systems, IT Project Management, Data Science, Networking, Software Management (or closely related degree program).
  • Must be a rising Junior or Senior with a minimum of 60 college credits completed.
  • Strong interest in Information Technology and latest software development platforms.
  • Must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Must be able to work independently, resourcefully seek answers, and remove obstacles.
  • Must have creative and critical thinking skills, and the ability to problem solve.
  • Must be flexible and adaptable.
  • Must have a competitive GPA/demonstrate a strong work ethic.
  • Must provide copies of your unofficial transcript with initial application and official copies before internship start date (if selected).
  • Must be a US Citizen residing within the US for the past 5 years.
  • ID: #49429722
  • State: Virginia Reston 20190 Reston USA
  • City: Reston
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Showed: 2023-03-08
  • Deadline: 2023-05-06
  • Category: Et cetera