Information Technology Specialist (Student Trainee)

Full Job Description

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress.

We accomplish our mission by providing objective and reliable information and analysis to the Congress, to federal agencies, and to the public, and recommending improvements, when appropriate, on a wide variety of issues to make government work better.

This vacancy is for Fall internship positions. The anticipated start dates begin in May 2026. All qualification requirements must be met by the start of the internship.

To qualify for the GS-4 level, you MUST be enrolled in a Bachelor's degree seeking program, and meet one of the following criteria: You must have completed 60 semester hours or 90 quarter credits of Bachelor's level education; or You must possess an Associate's degree.

Applicants MUST also have at least 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours in a combination of management information systems, computer science, business information technology, information assurance/security, statistics, math or other IT-related fields of study.

NOTE: You must be a current student enrolled in an undergraduate program seeking a degree from an accredited educational institution on a full or half-time basis.

If at any point during the internship (and for any reason) your status as a student changes to that of a non-student, your internship will be terminated. Major Duties:

The internship opportunities are available in the Office of Information Systems and Technology Services (ISTS) and may be within the IT Management Division (IMD); Digital and Cloud Division (DCD); Information Security Division (ISD); Software Factory Division (SDF); Enterprise Infrastructure Division (EID); Chief of Staff (COS); Customer Experience Division (CED); or the Publishing & Web Division (PWD).

The internships involve working closely with stakeholders, including management, agency executives, and subject matter experts (SME), to develop an overview of the agency's strategy, information, processes, and IT assets.

Team members lead strategic technological planning to achieve business goals by prioritizing technology initiatives in collaboration with other teams and coordinating the evaluation, deployment, and management of current and future technologies.

Specific duties include: Support IT investment analysis and decision making in support of business priorities.

Obtain an understanding of the GAO IT governance process to capture changes to the technology architecture.

Perform duties associated with technology data analysis, maintenance, and publication of roadmaps. Solicit and collaborate with stakeholders for updates to the strategic initiatives sequencing plan.

Capture, analyze, and report quantitative measures. Attend and collaborate in Enterprise Architecture meetings.

Execute self-study and professional research related to enterprise architecture standards and new technology related to the IT Strategy and/or GAO business requests.