The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary's Honors Program (SHP) Cyber
Student Initiative offers an unpaid student volunteer position to current two-year
community college students, including student veterans, pursuing a program of study
in a cybersecurity-related field. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3111, these student volunteer
positions will provide an opportunity to develop and gain invaluable hands-on experience
at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations
(HSI) forensics lab. The program is tailored to provide high- performing students
with challenging work projects, real-life learning scenarios, and mentoring from
cybersecurity professionals at ICE.
The student volunteer opportunities are available in many locations across the country, including San Francisco and Sacramento.
Students selected for one of these prestigious opportunities will be assigned to
projects that will complement their forensics/cybersecurity skills and learn to
apply science, mathematics, engineering, security, and forensics concepts to real-time
cyber tasks. Students will be trained in pertinent legal issues, computer skills,
and forensic tools that they will apply as a computer forensics professional. Students
will get hands-on experience, learning the process the HSI team uses to conduct
various computer forensic examinations involving digital media and electronic devices
and validating forensic hardware and software.
The duration of the DHS SHP Cyber Student Initiative may last between 4-18 weeks,
not-to-exceed September 30, 2013, and will be determined by each location.
Duties: Assists with conducting validation testing of computer forensic hardware and software.
Assists in research on computer forensic issues and creates training presentations
on topics of interest. Assists with technical support resources in the development
of forensic examination, inspection, surveillance and investigative systems. Assists
with hashing of files to ensure file integrity for pertinent forensic files and/or
software utilized by the HSI team. Assists in setting up virtualized computer system
environments, on stand-alone workstations, with the pertinent software required
for completing advanced computer forensic analysis. The aforementioned duties may vary based on the needs of the location.
The DHS SHP Cyber Student Initiative is open to students who are enrolled in an
Associate's degree or certificate program with coursework related to cybersecurity.
Degree programs include:
* Computer Science
* Computer Forensics
* Digital Forensics
* Electrical Engineering
* Electronics Engineering
* Qualifications Requirements..
* Computer Engineering
* Network Engineering
* Software Engineering
* Cybersecurity
* Information Assurance
* Information Technology
* Information Systems
* Information Security
* Software Assurance
To qualify for this program, you must meet the minimum requirements below:
* U.S. Citizen
* Enrolled in an Associate's degree or certificate program at a two-year community
college.
* If selected, be able to receive approval from your community college to participate
in this opportunity.
* Enrolled in a cybersecurity-related academic discipline on at least a half-time
basis.
* Have a current Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or
equivalent.
* Be able to pass a background investigation.
* Be able to pass a drug test.
* If male, be registered with Selective Service.
Candidates should have a basic knowledge of computer programming language; computer
operating systems and software; viruses and malware; and the software used to protect
and detect virus activity.
Pay...
These opportunities are uncompensated. Students selected for this program are not
considered Federal employees for any purpose other than compensation for injuries
sustained during the performance of work assignments. This volunteer opportunity
does not imply or guarantee any permanent or temporary Federal civil service employment
with DHS and ICE.
ICE is the principal investigative arm of DHS and the second largest investigative
agency in the Federal Government. Created in 2003 through a merger of the investigative
and interior enforcement elements of the U.S. Customs Service and the Immigration
and Naturalization Service, ICE now has more than 20,000 employees in offices in
all 50 States and 47 foreign countries. More information on ICE can be found by
visiting www.ICE.gov.
If you are interested in applying for the DHS SHP Cyber Student Initiative, please
email the following by May 3, 2013:
1) resume
2) current school transcript (unofficial copy accepted)
3) preferred location
to CyberFellowsProgram@ice.dhs.gov with "DHS SHP Cyber Student
Initiative" in the subject line.
Incomplete packages will not be accepted.
For additional information or questions on the program, please email CyberFellowsProgram@ice.dhs.gov
[mailto:CyberFellowsProgram@ice.dhs.gov].
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