Title: VITA Summer Internship Program

State Role Title: Paid Intern

Hiring Range: $21.00 Hourly

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Information Tech Agency

Location: VA Information Technologies

Agency Website: https://www.vita.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VITA Summer Internship 2026

Calling all college students! Unlock your potential with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) Internship Program—the Commonwealth’s consolidated IT organization and a national tech leader in the public sector.

As an intern, you’ll be a vital part of our collective environment, working alongside seasoned professionals and receiving a comprehensive introduction to a real-world professional experience.
• Benefit from personalized guidance by experienced professionals invested in your growth.
• Connect with industry leaders, expanding your network and opening doors for future opportunities.
• Gain proficiency in key business and IT functions and contribute to exciting projects that shape the Commonwealth.

Internship Opportunities:

Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) interns (2):
The ideal candidates will have leadership aspirations and are positive, energetic, and have a results-oriented mindset. Reporting directly to the CAO, these two interns will learn about the day-to-day operations of a state agency and will assist with scheduling, proofreading, and coordination efforts. Ideal for candidates with leadership aspirations and strong organizational skills.

Communications intern (1):
This intern will support internal, external, customer and executive communications efforts, write content for multiple channels, create communications plans, help develop creative materials, assist with accessibility compliance and track communications-based metrics. Preferred: communications, PR, or marketing majors.

Cybersecurity & Risk Management (CSRM) interns (5):
The Cybersecurity Risk Management team is looking for five interns:

Threat Management (2):
Investigate cyber threats, develop playbooks, manage vulnerabilities, and support governance. Ideal for technical majors, such as computer science, computer information systems, or cybersecurity.

Security Architecture (1):
Help design/evaluate security architectures and implement best practices. Ideal candidates will have a strong interest in cybersecurity architecture, a foundational understanding of security concepts, and a passion for safeguarding organizational assets.

Information Security Program Management (1):
Build a database solution, create databases, forms/views, and work with Power BI and Power Platform. This internship offers an excellent opportunity to strengthen technical skills, contribute to real-world projects, and prepare for a career in IT and data-driven solutions.

CSRM Admin (1):
Redesign onboarding, plan meetings, and improve processes. Great for organized, proactive candidates. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop project management, communication, and leadership skills while contributing to initiatives that strengthen team culture and operational efficiency.

Supply Chain Management Intern (1):
The Supply Chain Management (SCM) team is seeking a proactive and analytical intern to provide rotational support in sourcing, market research, financial analysis, risk management, and process improvement. Preferred: IT, finance, supply chain, or business backgrounds. All detail-oriented and analytical students with an interest in technology and supply chain management are encouraged to apply.

Data Engineering & Analytics intern (1):
The Data Engineering team is seeking a motivated and analytical intern to support data analysis, quality validation, dashboards, and reporting using Power BI. Exposure to data pipelines and enterprise platforms. Ideal candidates will be pursuing a degree in data engineering, data analytics, computer science, information systems, or a related field, and while coursework or experience with SQL or data visualization tools such as Power BI is a plus, it is not required.

Data Governance intern (1):
The Data Governance team is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical intern to support data management framework development, policy research, and metadata management. The ideal candidate will be pursuing a degree in data science, information management, public administration, computer science, or a related field. Candidates should possess strong research skills, an interest in data ethics and policy, and a foundational understanding of data structures.

Enterprise & Intelligent Solutions interns (3):
The Enterprise & Intelligent Solutions team is looking for three interns:

AI:
Contribute to AI use cases, optimization, testing, and model fine-tuning. This internship will directly contribute to the advancement of VITA’s AI initiatives by accelerating experimentation, strengthening solution quality, and expanding the team’s capacity to innovate.

Enterprise Architecture:
The selected candidate will have opportunities such as contributing to technology strategy, evaluating the environment for technical debt, working on technology standards, and analyzing technology projects. Ideal for a technical-based degree such as computer science or computer information systems.

Business Platform Solutions:
Support Community of Practice events, process documentation, and metrics tracking. Ideal candidates will be customer service-oriented with strong communications skills.

Finance intern (1):
This intern will assist with strategy, performance management, process documentation, and metrics reporting. The ideal candidate must be organized, and detail oriented to support process improvement efforts, understand data, and provide analysis and recommendations. Additional consideration will be given to student candidates pursuing business degrees (accounting, finance, economics, or business administration), but is not required for final selection.

Infrastructure Services interns (4):
The infrastructure services team is seeking four interns in the following offices:

Security Operations: The successful candidate will catalog the security tools in Ardoq, help determine the best visual model, and then create the visual model using Ardoq data.

Project Management Office:
Support technology recompete projects, project coordination and light systems analyst responsibilities. The roles and responsibilities include performing project schedule reviews, project status report follow-up, meeting support and assisting VITA’s project managers where appropriate.

Cloud Services:
Gain hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, Google, and Oracle environments. The intern will have the opportunity to gain exposure to operational best practices, automation concepts, and cloud architecture patterns, as well as grow skills toward cloud certifications and future cloud engineering roles.

IT Service Management:
Enhance documentation and develop a ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMBD) data dictionary. Ideal candidates will be pursuing a degree in computer information systems, computer science, business administration, or a related field. Familiarity with ServiceNow or IT Service Management concepts is a plus.

Internal IT Department Intern (1):
This position will support business solutions, data analysis, testing, and development of Power Apps, AI-enabled solutions, and cloud migration initiatives. Exposure to or interest in AI, machine learning, data analytics, and modern application development is highly desired and will be developed further throughout the internship.

Legal & Legislative Services intern (1):
This position will work with business units across the agency to support public meetings, address compliance requirements, handle Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, support audit coordination/responses, and analyze procurement, contract, and policy matters. This position would be ideal for someone interested in pursuing law, public policy, political science, or for those with an interest in legal, regulatory or compliance work.

Minimum Qualifications

The intern candidate must:

Be at least 18 years of age and enrolled in a two-year, four-year, or graduate-level degree program.

Possess a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above on a 4.0 scale for undergraduate level students or 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for graduate student applicants.

Demonstrate strong communication, presentation, organizational and analytical skills.

Have excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills.

Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment.

Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking skills.

Show proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams).

Be detail-oriented.

Additional Considerations

Working knowledge of IT concepts/strategy.

Course work or certification in software/program/application development and design.

Course work or certification in accounting, communications or business administration.

Desktop support, web and system testing.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants must include a ranking within their application of the top three positions they are interested in from this job posting, the first being their most preferred position out of the three.

Our internships will start June 1, 2026, and end August 7, 2026.

This is a part-time, hourly position. No state benefits will be offered. Interns can expect to work around 25 hours per week.

VITA works in a hybrid environment. The intern may be asked to work a schedule that is split between remote and on-site. #VITAinternships #COVAinternships

Applicants must consent to a fingerprint background check.

The Commonwealth of Virginia welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not provided; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work.

State applications and/or resumes will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the state applicant tracking system. We will not accept applications, resumes, cover letters, etc. in any other format. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and/or resume.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

VITA is a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we encourage you to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni also are encouraged to apply.

Join VITA at The Boulders in Richmond, VA, where innovation meets impact! As the Commonwealth’s leading IT agency, we’re connecting, protecting, innovating, and powering Virginia’s digital future through collaboration, creativity, and purpose. Our team thrives in a vibrant, customer-focused environment that values growth, accountability, and forward thinking — all while making technology work for every corner of Virginia.

Contact Information

Name: VITA Human Resources

Phone: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov

Email: Recruitment@vita.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.