Data Science Intern

Amida Technology Solutions is a DC-based technology company focused on data interoperability, integrity, governance, and security. We create solutions that collect, reconcile, transform, and standardize data for business intelligence, advanced analytics, decision support, and user transactions. We specialize in taking data from inception to impact.

Our team is composed of creative, forward-looking thinkers who are passionate about using cutting-edge technology to improve lives and generate a positive impact on our country. We offer an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment that values fresh ideas, candid conversations, and authentic teamwork.

Amida is seeking highly motivated candidates who are interested in a mentor-guided Intern opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the real world. This will be a 40-hour a week position (during the summer, with academic-year commitments negotiable) initially slated to last three to six months. Preference will be given to candidates who can work a hybrid schedule (three days per week) in either our Richmond, VA or Washington, DC office, but we are open to remote.

The selected interns will work on new projects in post-quantum cryptography, such as:

• Benchmarking PQC algorithm performance - including key generation, encapsulation/decapsulation, latency for ML-KEM and ML-DSA across open-source libraries (e.g., liboqs, OpenSSL 3.x provider) against current RSA/ECDH baselines
• Validate library conformance - build test harnesses that run PQC implementations against official NIST test vectors (FIPS 203/204/205)
• Support (and help create) crypto inventory and migration-readiness assessments - scan codebases and configs to catalog where RSA/DH components currently are embedded
• Potentially prototype hybrid classical-PQC configurations - stand up sandboxed hybrid handshakes (e.g., X25519 + ML-KEM), and document compatibility (and performance) findings

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated passion for data science and eagerness to learn new techniques and technologies
• Enjoy collaboration
• Superior communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Attention to details
• Self-motivated

AND one or more of the following skillsets:

• Libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib
• Azure: Cognitive Search, Synapse, Machine Learning, Cloud
• Figma/usability testing
• Java/JavaScript
• Graph algorithms/techniques
• Software testing concepts/methodologies
• Unix/Linux software development
• Scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Unix shell scripts

Success at Amida

Communication is the key to success at Amida. Our people are known for their can-do attitude and their ability to work effectively with both internal and client teams. We pride ourselves on having a collegial, multidisciplinary team with diverse backgrounds and experience. Our best team members pay intense attention to detail in all aspects of their work, have great initiative, are opinionated about the best ways of doing things, and align quickly to decisions. A sense of humor is an asset at Amida.

Full-time interns are eligible for a generous 401(k) match with immediate vesting, as well as medical, dental, and vision insurance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.