Summer 2027 Project Management/Business Analyst Internship

About the role

Summer 2027 Project Management/Business Analysis Internship at GDIT. The 10‑week program places interns on collaborative teams to research and propose solutions, participate in mentoring circles, interact with leaders, and engage in professional development. Work location: hybrid, with primary sites in Falls Church, VA and Gaithersburg, MD.

Responsibilities

• Work side‑by‑side with GDIT professionals delivering work for clients.
• Collaborate with a team of peers to research and propose solutions to a current business challenge.
• Participate in a mentoring circle led by an early career champion.
• Interact with GDIT leaders.
• Participate in professional development activities.
• Use modeling and analytics to understand how business decisions impact the bottom line.
• Learn to leverage new tools and technologies.
• Collect and analyze information by reviewing databases, interpreting reports, and communicating evaluations with key team members.
• Produce reporting on an as‑needed basis (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Communicate complex data through comprehensive methods.
• Calculate and evaluate business metrics to meet ongoing organizational or client informational needs.
• Assist in the research and assessment of business goals, objectives and needs to align IT solutions with business initiatives.
• Assist in planning and designing business processes.
• Formulate recommendations to improve and support business activities.
• Perform various duties that enhance productivity and procedures.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an associate's, bachelor's or master's degree program in Business Administration, Finance, Statistics, Economics or a related discipline at a U.S.-based college or university.
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, Teams).
• Basic understanding of Tableau.
• Must have at least one semester remaining in studies after the internship concludes.
• Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• U.S. citizenship is not required.

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications for stand‑out candidates:

• Previous work experience related to field of study.
• Proficiency in Excel, specifically data analysis, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and charts.
• Proficiency in creating Tableau dashboards.
• Broad knowledge of project management and data analytics.
• Analytical and quantitative skills: working with and synthesizing big data into actionable insights.
• Comfortable using data software to conduct analyses and synthesize findings.

Skills

• Analytical thinking
• Communication (interpersonal and written)
• Microsoft Excel
• Tableau dashboard development
• Ability to build meaningful relationships in a remote environment
• Task prioritization and self‑awareness
• Passion for problem‑solving and desire to develop into a business leader
• Intellectual curiosity and nimble mindset
• Intuitiveness for identifying and solving complex problems related to rapidly changing technology

Benefits

GDIT’s Total Rewards package for U.S.-based employees includes: