Software Engineering & AI Intern

Leidos, a defense, intelligence, and technology company, is looking for motivated software engineering students for its Summer 2027 Internship Program (starting May 2027). As a Software Engineering & AI Intern, you will join the Digital Sector on the Global Solutions Management – Operations II (GSM-O II) contract. This contract covers the operation, sustainment, maintenance, repair, and defense of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) in support of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The role is primarily remote, with mandatory periodic on-site requirements at either Scott AFB, IL or Ft. Meade, MD.

Your Opportunity

You will join the GSM-O Global Automation and Intelligent Network Solutions (GAINS) Team. This summer, you will help build intelligent systems that run at mission-critical scale. You will work with high-volume data, build real-time pipelines using technologies such as Kafka and Elastic, and apply predictive machine learning and generative AI to detect emerging problems and move toward closed-loop, self-healing networks. You will gain hands-on experience with AWS, Databricks, Watson AIOps, and cybersecurity automation.

What You Will Do (Potential Projects and Learning Opportunities)

• Design, develop, document, test, and deploy software written in Python, JavaScript, Java, and SQL.
• Create Kibana visualizations and dashboards for users and support staff.
• Develop Kafka system integrations between Elasticsearch/Logstash and other systems, such as Databricks.
• Develop and apply AI/ML and automation capabilities.
• Assist with the deployment, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades of Kafka and Elastic clusters and environments.
• Develop automated tests using Ansible, Selenium, JMeter, JUnit, and/or other applicable tools.
• Build automated CI/CD build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, and Bitbucket.
• Work with an Agile team, attend daily scrums, and demonstrate working software while collaborating with a geographically distributed (remote) team.
• Troubleshoot and resolve installation, infrastructure, and system issues.
• Proactively identify, report, monitor, and mitigate technical risks.
• Communicate and collaborate often with team members to complete project objectives.

At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. We are recruiting people who disrupt, challenge, and refuse to fail.