AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Engineering & Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
ResponsibilitiesAMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a SKILLBRIDGE Cyber Security Intern with a Secret Clearance in Newport, Rhode Island
As a SkillBridge Cybersecurity Intern with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to do the following:
- Perform vulnerability scans on undersea combat platforms and their support networks.
- Perform security analyses of operational & developmental environments, threats, vulnerabilities, & internal interfaces.
- Develop, implement, and test mitigations and countermeasures to protect our submarine fleet from real-world cyber threats.
- Plan, implement, upgrade, & monitor security measures.
- Provide timely detection, identification, & alert of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, & misuse activities & distinguish these from benign activities.
- Operate Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) technology; collect & analyze log & event data; & detect, alert, & report on potential security threats or incidents.
- Apply cyber threat intelligence to address malware threats, phishing campaigns, & APTs.
- Use cyber defense tools & collect data to analyze events & mitigate threats.
- Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, & effects on system & information.
- Must be eligible to participate in a SkillBridge program. If you are unsure if you are eligible, please speak with your Unit Commander or Transition Coordinator.
- Must have 90 days of military service or fewer remaining prior to your date of discharge and have at least 180 continuous days of active military service (as defined by the DOW SkillBridge eligibility requirements).
- Must have approval from your unit commander to participate in a SkillBridge program (as defined by the DOW SkillBridge eligibility requirements).
- Active Secret Clearance required
U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance
Skills Required
- Eligibility to participate in the SkillBridge program
- 90 days or fewer of military service remaining before discharge
- At least 180 continuous days of active military service
- Approval from the unit commander to participate in SkillBridge
- Active Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship for obtaining or holding a security clearance
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMERICAN SYSTEMS and has not been reviewed or approved by AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — The ESOP provides an ownership stake that adds long-term financial value and complements base pay. This employee-ownership structure stands out within the overall package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic enrollment and broad investment options, alongside the ESOP, strengthens retirement pathways beyond salary. These features are presented as competitive within the defense contracting space.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered fair or comparable to industry peers, particularly for technical roles. Starting compensation is described as solid for areas like cybersecurity, systems administration, and IT engineering.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Insights
What We Do
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned government services contractor that delivers professional, technical, information technology, engineering, analysis, testing, evaluation, and training solutions for complex national-priority programs. Based in McLean, Virginia, the company supports federal customers—particularly defense and other Department of Defense missions—with mission-essential and information engineering, digital engineering, systems integration, cybersecurity, cloud, data, and lifecycle IT services across critical public-sector environments.
