2027 Cyber Systems Engineer Intern-Tampa FL

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: No Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. Sure, you’ll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. But you’ll gain something even more valuable: pride in what you’ve done. Join us and launch your career. We’ll support you with training, professional development and networking opportunities, and our shared vision of global security. Northrop Grumman is seeking a Cyber Systems Engineers intern. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in Tampa FL The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems. Offensive cybersecurity that involves identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in a system or network before malicious actors can, using techniques like penetration testing and red teaming to strengthen defenses.  Focuses on maintaining network performance and uptime, while SOC (Security Operations Center) focuses on cybersecurity, including threat detection, analysis, and incident response Develop Python scripts to automate various LLM prompting workflows.                                                                                     ● Write Python scripts for multithreaded data parsing + digital asset management tasks.  ● Develop usable cryptography management platform via Python, Powershell, and GPG. Basic Qualifications A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must: • Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full time in Fall 2027 • Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile) • Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027 • Be able to maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) • The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs • Candidate Must have a Top Secret Clearance to start. • Must have Customer approval to start Preferred Qualifications:  • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher • Previous interns