2025 Agile Project Management Intern
Summary:
IDEMIA NSS is searching for candidates to participate in our esteemed 2025 Summer Internship Program. This is a paid internship based out of our Alexandria, VA office and requires a 40-hr-week, full-time commitment starting May 2025 and running for 10 weeks.
This hands-on experience provides the foundation for learning and development towards participant’s career goals and objectives. NSS integrates interns as fully contributing members of our team, utilizing the mentorship of senior leaders to directly support the employees, customers, and partners of NSS in a back-office function. Our interns are given a high level of independence and autonomy to pursue these projects with adequate training and resources to accomplish set deliverables. Successful internships may result in a full-time offer to join our team following graduation.
Primary Responsibilities vary by candidate and might include:
- Develops an understanding of our corporate governance at NSS, i.e., Board of Directors and Government Security Committee
- Interaction with Affiliate (IDEMIA PSNA and Global), and internal administrative processes.
- Executes a series of rotations with Value Management (think Program Management) team and the other Capability Leaders (dictated by on-going program delivery requirements) to explore the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology, program management, delivery, customer interactions, etc.
- Facilitates interaction with Engineering, Solutions, and Product teams to see the planning, design, and execution of work in coordination with Value Management.
- Participate in SAFe classes and ceremonies (Daily Stand Up, Planning, Retrospective and Demos)
- Participate in weekly mentorship meetings.
- Learn to lead scrum team and Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies.
- Support assigned functions with ideas, investigation, and passion.
- Support documentation creation and editing for various documents: user requirements, planning, management reviews, contract deliverables, etc.
Job Requirements and Skills Qualifications:
- Must be currently enrolled at or graduated from an accredited college/university.
- Team player with excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Highly motivated, self-starter, fast learner with excellent written and verbal skills.
- Ability to identify and research issues.
- Ability to work independently with low level of supervision.
- Capability to work on multiple projects and changing priorities.
- Aptitude to work effectively with multi-functional teams.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Products (Word, Excel, Email, SharePoint, Teams).
- Passionate about National Security.
- Self-Motivated with a relentless drive for team success.
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*****Must be a US Citizen, without Dual Citizenship*****
IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
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