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Students & Interns
We are in the business of technology and strategic consulting, so we’re looking for people who share an
interest in what we do. Our goal is to grow and thrive as a company and we need people with creative minds,
positive energy and sharp intellect to help us on our journey. A strong academic performance combined with
professional curiosity, energy and a sound work ethic is just as important.
Get Real Business Experience
We offer interns a chance to experience life as a CSRA employee first-hand. Our interns have real
responsibilities and work alongside experienced leaders and other smart, motivated people. If you are
selected, here’s what you can expect from your internship:
• Work Experience—Your assignments will allow you to actively contribute to the business team’s mission.
Our goal is to provide you with meaningful work and an opportunity to develop your skills.
• Mentoring—Your team leader, along with each CSRA professional you come into contact with, is committed to mentoring you throughout
your internship. We strive to offer you real responsibilities and meaningful experiences to help you make important career choices. You will
also be paired with an experienced associate who can answer questions, help you figure out how to complete your work, show you where to
find the information you need, and look out for your general well-being.
• Community Service—At CSRA, we don’t just talk about giving back to the community, we take action. You will experience first-hand our
passion and commitment to community work and have the opportunity to participate in one of our many projects.
CSRA Offers 6 Skill Tracks for the Internship Program:
Engineering, IT Business Analytics, Application Development, Cyber Security & Networking, Sciences, and IT Services.
Come be a part of a company that makes a difference in how the government serves our country and our citizens. We are inspired by the
important missions of our customers and we believe that by working together we can deliver exceptional solutions and services to enable the
safety, security, health and well-being of our nation.
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The Stats
Industry
IT
LOcation
National (U.S.)
Compensation
Paid
Duration
3 to 6 months
Degree Type
College Freshmen,
College Sophomores,
College Juniors, College
Seniors, Graduate Students
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The Scoop
The Buzz
• “Excellent placement, easy to get a job from experience, company is easy to deal with, great coordination
with school, extremely competitive intern pay.”
• “The internship program is very involved. There are a lot of events set up for networking, volunteering,
learning, and social events. We are given the opportunity to learn not only about the field we are working
in, but in many other areas of the company as well. We were given the opportunity numerous times to meet
the CEO and CIO of our company.”
• “I was and have been able to be in contact with top executives within the company. I was brought into high level
meetings and given a great opportunity to understand how a major business works from a top down approach.”
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How to Apply: Directions to apply at https://jobs.csra.com/career-areas
Qualifications: Enrolled at an accredited University with a GPA of
2.5 or above. US Citizenship may be required.
Contact: Amanda Wolf—Internship Program Manager
University_Relations@Csra.com
Getting hired
What Interns are saying
• “I’ve learned something from each person I encountered.”
• “The best aspects were learning my field with the help of others
but also having the time to learn on my own.”
• “Experience working with the government. Obtaining a Clearance.
Gaining real life work experience.”
• “Opportunities to meet the executive board and all of the other fun
networking events set up by CSRA.”
• “I learned how to make cash collection calls and update status
into excel spreadsheet. I also got to spend time with a mentor,
and watch presentations regarding advancing my career.”
• “Flexibility with hours of work per hour and working from home.
Getting the opportunity to meet so many different people and
networking. Getting a taste of different projects from multiple
departments.”
• “Being part of a team to be able to learn and grow your knowledge.”
• “This was my first real internship, so learning about working in an
office setting and realizing I really want to do human resources
is really great.”
• “Writing code, writing documentation, planning tasks.”
The Application Process
• “What type of people do you want to be around when you’re in
the workplace?”
• “Are you familiar with the JRDC Program? What can you tell me
about ITIL? Tell me about yourself?”
• “What are your strengths/weakness? What do you hope to gain
from the internship? Why did you apply? Talk about yourself.”
• “Tell me about yourself? What are your goals coming out of
college? What area are you interested in? Tell me about a time
when you met with a group for a project? What problems did you
encounter and how did you handle them?”
• “How did you hear about CSRA Inc.? Why do you want to work for
CSRA Inc.? Would you be able to multi-task on many different
projects or have to focus on one project at a time?”
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
• “Install and configure network hardware. Design new network
architecture depending on the site’s unique needs.”
• “Maintaining and launching Communities of Interest on
internal file sharing/social media site. Assisting Marketing and
Communications team and Solution Architects.”
• “Supported existing teams with internet as well as intranet site
development for the most part. Day to day responsibilities
changed just depending upon which projects needed support.”
• “Provide help to project managers in terms of drafting job
requisitions, making spreadsheets, assisting in entering
information into JIRA.”
• “Research emerging technology areas and also analyze different
tools and technologies. Report to manager on findings every
Tuesday and Friday.”
• “Worked in the lab building, configuring and testing network
equipment for deployment to company locations. Also helped
with site set up and deployment on cutover and prep days.”
• “I am responsible for handling certain issues with 42six’s Insight
and Papertrail software. These usually include minor feature
enhancements and bug fixes. I also work on a web app with
the other interns at the office. I attend daily scrum meetings to
report progress and put together weekly presentations to show
improvement to my managers.”
• “Monitoring the existing network and computer infrastructure for
possible malicious threats and responding to threats as they
appear on user computers.”
• “Shadow and assist members of the networking team. Tasks
included configuring switches, tagging and untagging ports,
cleaning the lab, assembling routers and switches, etc. I also meet
with my mentor at least once a week and receive tasks from him to
keep myself focused, gain experience, and further my own goals.”
• “Usually I develop software in C++ using the Qt framework for
around 6-7 hours a day. My code goes directly in the product,
so the work I do is very meaningful. A few days a week I attend
meetings or teleconferences concerning design plans and issues.”
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