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At Leidos, we don’t just offer internships - we offer career acceleration. This is your chance to work alongside industry-leading experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and multi-modal information retrieval.\nLeidos is seeking a passionate and driven Data Science Intern to join our Arlington, VA team supporting our national security customer. You’ll work side-by-side with system/software engineers and research/data scientists to help evolve a cutting-edge production platform that combines microservices, data search & analytics, AI and Machine Learning services. Through mentorship, collaboration, and exposure to challenging technical work, you’ll accelerate your career path and make a real-world impact.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nCollaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts in AI, machine learning, and software engineering.\nGain hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and prototype development.\nEnhance your skills in data analytics, anomaly detection, and visualization tools.\nPerform ETL tasks to ensure data consistency, quality, and security.\nDevelop Autonomous Agents as part of suite of tools to coordinate information discovery across different data sources.\nBasic Qualifications\nCurrently enrolled and pursuing a Bachelor or Master’s degree in the field of Data Science, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields\nSoftware development skills including developing and maintaining code bases\nFamiliar with at least one programming language like Python, Java, C/C++.\nExperience with at least one of the following machine learning libraries SciKit Learn, Keras, TensorFlow, or PyTorch\nExperience or educational courses/projects in Machine Learning, and/or Text\nMust be U.S. Citizen \nEligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Leidos will guide you through the clearance process.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with Big Data platforms like Hadoop, Azure or Spark.\nHands-on experience with prototype development and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, D3.js).\nKnowledge of text mining tools and techniques, including summarization, entity extraction, and anomaly detection.\nFamiliarity with version control systems like Git and IDEs such as VS Code.\nPractical experience with statistical analysis and/or experience applying data analytics\nHands-on experience with intelligent systems and machine learning\nExperience with interpretability of deep learning models\nAbility to obtain /maintain Top Secret security clearance with polygraph.\nWork location and schedule\nArlington, VA. Hybrid: 4 days on-site, 1 day remote per week.\n8-10 week internship, target start May/June 2027\nHow to stand out\nShare a link to your GitHub/portfolio and briefly describe a project you’re proud of (what you built, technologies used, and your role).\nIf team-based, clarify your individual contributions.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nNovember 2, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $57,850.00 - $104,575.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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