Summer Associate Internship (Security Workflow Engineer)

The team is advancing from traditional process automation toward AI-enabled

workflow engineering. Our approach begins with the business workflow and its

friction points, then identifies where AI can responsibly extract, classify,

compare, summarize, or recommend information while preserving appropriate human

validation and accountability. Current and emerging areas include AI-assisted

investigations, intelligent intake and triage, document and evidence analysis,

decision support, workflow analytics, and continuous improvement based on

reviewer feedback. This aligns with the broader Advanced Cyber Initiatives

mission of advancing intelligence-led, automated, and AI-driven security

capabilities.

The Summer Associate will work alongside security automation engineers, business

analysts, process owners, and AI and data partners to help move a selected AI

use case from discovery through prototype and evaluation. The associate will

help define the problem, prepare and analyze relevant data, develop or configure

an AI-assisted capability, integrate it into a governed workflow, and measure

its potential business and security value. The role will provide hands-on

exposure to applied generative AI, security workflow design, low-code

development, responsible AI practices, and enterprise solution delivery.

The Summer Associate Program is a 12-week internship program beginning in May

2027 and ending in August 2027. Students will work on impactful projects and

meaningful work during their internship. To qualify for this position,

applicants must be currently pursuing a degree from an accredited college or

university and have an anticipated graduation date of December 2027 or later.

Potential assignments will be based on business priorities, data availability,

and required governance approvals.

Projects may include one or more of the following:

* Intelligent Threat or Security Intake: Design an AI-assisted intake

experience that summarizes submissions, identifies missing information,

recommends categorization or routing, and creates structured case data while

maintaining human oversight.

* Historical Intelligence and Case Comparison: Explore retrieval and comparison

techniques that help investigators identify relevant prior cases, recurring

entities, patterns, or related evidence without replacing the investigator’s

decision.

* AI Quality and Feedback Framework: Develop a reusable approach for capturing

reviewer corrections, measuring output quality, identifying common error

patterns, and using feedback to improve prompts, workflow controls, and

review guidance.

* Responsible AI Workflow Controls: Prototype reusable components for source

traceability, confidence or uncertainty presentation, human validation,

exception handling, audit logging, and escalation of higher-risk AI

recommendations.

* AI Use-Case Evaluation and Prioritization: Help assess candidate workflows

based on operational friction, data readiness, risk, feasibility, expected

value, and the level of human accountability required.

* Workflow and Process Intelligence: Analyze workflow data to identify delays,

repeated manual effort, rework, bottlenecks, or opportunities for AI-assisted

automation and recommend measurable improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* Collaborate with security automation engineers, business analysts, process

owners, and other stakeholders to understand operational workflows, pain

points, decision points, and desired outcomes.

* Help identify use cases where generative AI, intelligent automation, or

analytics can create measurable business or security value.

* Develop proofs of concept using prompt engineering, or other approved AI and

data tools.

* Assist with integrating AI-generated outputs into Pega or other workflow

solutions so results are structured, reviewable, traceable, and actionable.

* Design AI-assisted experiences that allow users to inspect source evidence,

validate outputs, correct inaccuracies, document rationale, and retain

accountability for decisions.

* Prepare, clean, transform, and analyze structured and unstructured data used

for prototyping and evaluation.

* Develop test scenarios and evaluation criteria for accuracy, relevance,

consistency, explainability, security, usability, and operational value.

* Conduct prompt testing, response analysis, error categorization, and

controlled experimentation to improve the quality and reliability of

AI-assisted capabilities.

* Assist in implementing feedback loops that capture user corrections and

identify opportunities to improve prompts, models, workflow rules, and review

guidance.

* Participate in design sessions, sprint planning, demonstrations, testing,

project reviews, and stakeholder feedback sessions.

* Support user acceptance testing and document findings, defects, risks,

assumptions, and recommended improvements.

* Measure potential outcomes such as reduced manual effort, faster time to

context, improved consistency, reduced rework, increased throughput, improved

decision support, or stronger auditability.

* Create clear technical and business documentation, including solution

designs, process flows, evaluation results, user guidance, and final

recommendations.

* Present project findings, prototype results, lessons learned, and recommended

next steps to technical, business, and leadership audiences.

* Follow applicable cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, secure

development, and responsible AI requirements throughout the project

lifecycle.

QUALIFICATIONS

* Currently pursuing an associate, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree

from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Cybersecurity,

Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Systems,

Software Engineering, or a related field.

* Foundational understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, or

generative AI concepts.

* Programming or scripting experience using Python or a comparable language.

* Experience working with data through coursework, research, internships, or

personal projects.

* Understanding of common data structures and the ability to work with

structured or unstructured information.

* Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving ability, including the ability to

break an ambiguous problem into smaller, testable components.

* Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly through written

documentation, presentations, and team discussions.

* Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in an iterative

project environment.

* Interest in applying AI and automation to practical cybersecurity, fraud,

risk, compliance, or operational problems.

* Commitment to responsible technology use, including appropriate handling of

sensitive information and recognition of the need for human oversight in

consequential decisions.

Additional Information

Hours:

* Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Location:

* 820 Follin Ln SE, Vienna, VA 22180

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