Forbes ranked metropolitan areas on increased tech-related jobs based on their employment growth in the sectors most identified with the high-tech economy and STEM. Among the top five are DC at #2 and Baltimore at #5.

• No. 2: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
  Amid a surge in government spending, the capital area has enjoyed 20.6% growth in tech employment since 2001 and 20.8% growth in STEM jobs. Over the past two years, employment in both categories expanded about 4%. The Washington area boasts the second-highest proportion of tech and STEM jobs among the cities we surveyed, at 2.9 and 2.2 times the national average, respectively. There is a broadness to the tech economy in the greater D.C. area; as the Valley has become dominated by trends in web fashion, the Washington tech complex include substantial employment in such fields as computer systems design, custom programming, and private-sector research and development.




• No. 5: Baltimore-Towson, MD
  The Baltimore metro area has benefited from the expansion in federal spending, logging 38.8% growth in tech jobs over the past 10 years and 17.2% growth in STEM.

Raytheon, a defense contractor and electronics company specializing in defense, homeland security, and mission systems integration and support services, is looking for a Software Engineering Intern to work on a NASA program involving the maintenance and evolution of the EOSDIS ECS System. Currently operational at three NASA Data Centers, the ECS system ingests, distributes, and stores on-line earth science data.

Proficiency in JAVA in a Linux or UNIX development environment is required, along with good communication skills and the ability to work in a structured team environment with other software engineers. Experience with shell scripting, Perl, C++, and some experience with database applications is desired, but not required.

The paid position is only open to rising Seniors majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mathematics who have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher. The intern will need to obtain a government security clearance.

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Raytheon, a defense contractor and electronics company specializing in defense, homeland security, and mission systems integration and support services, is looking for a Software Engineering Intern to work on a NASA program involving the maintenance and evolution of the EOSDIS ECS System. Currently operational at three NASA Data Centers, the ECS system ingests, distributes, and stores on-line earth science data.

Proficiency in JAVA in a Linux or UNIX development environment is required, along with good communication skills and the ability to work in a structured team environment with other software engineers. Experience with shell scripting, Perl, C++, and some experience with database applications is desired, but not required.

The paid position is only open to rising Seniors majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Mathematics who have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher. The intern will need to obtain a government security clearance.

For more information, click here.

To apply for the internship, click here.

TechGuard Security, a very local (so local, in fact, that it's on campus) company dedicated to addressing National Cyber Defense initiatives and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Security is seeking a Web Developer Intern and Cyber Security-Malware Intern for the summer or fall. Both positions are paid.

The Web Developer Intern will be part of a project team that will design, develop, and test dynamic web pages for cyber security related web applications. Knowledge of HTML, Flex, JavaScript, JQuery, and Java is expected. The position will provide the intern with experience with AJAX, JSON, Google GSON, and XML, while exposing him/her to cyber security fundamentals like TCP/IP networking, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.

The Cyber Security-Malware Intern will research, investigate, analyze, validate, and determine the effects of discovered malware. Some knowledge in computer programming, Information Security, and Network Security is expected.

Visit UMBCworks to apply for the positions. For more information, click here.

TechGuard Security, a very local (so local, in fact, that it's on campus) company dedicated to addressing National Cyber Defense initiatives and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Security is seeking a Web Developer Intern and Cyber Security-Malware Intern for the summer or fall. Both positions are paid.

The Web Developer Intern will be part of a project team that will design, develop, and test dynamic web pages for cyber security related web applications. Knowledge of HTML, Flex, JavaScript, JQuery, and Java is expected. The position will provide the intern with experience with AJAX, JSON, Google GSON, and XML, while exposing him/her to cyber security fundamentals like TCP/IP networking, firewalls, and intrusion detection systems.

The Cyber Security-Malware Intern will research, investigate, analyze, validate, and determine the effects of discovered malware. Some knowledge in computer programming, Information Security, and Network Security is expected.

Visit UMBCworks to apply for the positions. For more information, click here.

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