International Monetary Fund · 12 hours ago
Fund Internship Program (FIP) - AI-Enabled Cybersecurity - Information Technology Department
Washington, DC
Internship
Onsite
InternThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is offering internship opportunities in its Information Technology Department for graduate students. The AI-Enabled Cybersecurity Intern will support the design and development of an internal Information Security Policy Chatbot, aiding in cybersecurity initiatives and providing guidance to IMF staff on security practices.
FinanceFinancial ExchangesFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Chatbot development: Build, configure, and refine a chatbot using Microsoft Copilot Studio and other internal AI tools. Develop user-centric conversational flows to effectively handle end-user inquiries related to information security policies, standards, and procedures. This includes FAQs, decision tress, and troubleshooting guides. Create message variations, fallback responses, and multi-turn dialogues to improve usability. Apply prompt engineering best practices to optimize chatbot output quality
Knowledge Base Engineering: Prepare, clean, and structure policy documents for Ai ingestion including tagging, metadata creation, and content organization. Map real-world employee scenarios and common questions to relevant policies and standards to ensure accurate, context-aware responses. Support continuous improvement of the policy knowledge base by identifying gaps or ambiguities
AI Model Testing, Evaluation, and Enhancement: Conduct systematic testing of chatbot responses for correctness, clarity, and risk alignment. Collaborate with the Information Security Team to perform red team testing to identify potentially unsafe or inaccurate outputs. Assist with implementing versioning, release notes, and iterative updates
User Experience and Testing: Conduct scenario-based and user-centric testing to validate chatbot accuracy, clarity, and policy alignment. Help create documentation and user guidance for the chatbot launch. Help gather user feedback via surveys, interviews, and pilot tests. Contribute to UX design elements such as tone, persona, and conversation style
Project Support and Cross Team Collaboration: Assist the Information Security Awareness team with research, benchmarking, and best practices. Coordinate inputs from multiple stakeholders to ensure the chatbot reflects the latest policy updates. Support integration of the chatbot with other internal IMF platforms/tools as needed
Qualification
Required
Be enrolled in a Master's degree program in a relevant field, such as information technology (computer science, information systems management), data science, or business administration
Be in student status at the time of the internship. Only those students who will return to school upon completion of their internship assignments would be considered
Be in good academic standing
Have an excellent command of English (both written and oral)
Show an interest in, and aptitude for working in a multicultural environment
Preferred
Experience or exposure to Automation and Tooling with Microsoft Power Platforms (e.g., Power Automate workflow creation, Power Apps) and API integration is preferred
Chatbot Development experience including a working knowledge of conversational design tools
Development Skills (optional but valuable) including Python, JavaScript, or C#. JSON/YAML for structuring chatbot components
Benefits
Round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. from their duty station (university).
Short-term visa may be provided for non-US and non-resident eligible candidates.
Short-term limited medical insurance coverage per the eligibility guidelines.
Company
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, and reduce poverty around the world.
Founded in 1945
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director
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