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By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.\nOverview\nAs part of the GPSU program, we are seeking an AI & Data Science Intern to support GuidePoint Security’s Northeast region. In this role, you will work with the NE AI and AppSec teams as part of the NE DevSecOps team, contributing to the evaluation and governance infrastructure that supports GuidePoint’s agentic AI harnesses. This is a hands-on, practitioner-mentored role focused on defining and running evals, collecting and analyzing telemetry, tuning model performance, and building an internal governance pipeline for AI harness outputs. 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Interns are expected to:\nBe physically located within the United States during the entire duration of the internship\nWork 25-29hrs/wk Monday-Friday supporting the Eastern Time Zone\nHave a personal computing device and access to high-speed internet during working hours\nThis position is not available for candidates living in the following states: Alaska, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.\nThe below perks are for those that join GuidePoint Security for full-time employment only. \nWe use Greenhouse Software as our applicant tracking system and Zoom Scheduler for HR screen request scheduling. At times, your email may block our communication with you. Please be sure to check your SPAM folder so that you don't miss updates on your application.\n\nWhy GuidePoint?\n GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. 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