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Information Technology Internships - Full-time / Part-time
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | West Des Moines, Iowa WEST DES MOINES, Iowa |
About this job
The Information Technology internships are part of a ten week summer professional internship program. The program will consist of a focused project in the subject area of the internship, working closely with a leader who will mentor you. The program includes a number of fun activities and professional development opportunities with the other summer interns. High preforming interns may be offered full-time positions post-graduation. Summer internships are located in West Des Moines, Iowa.
What you’ll do
Kum & Go will be seeking out strong students for two internship spots within the IT department; these two candidates will be matched with an IT project based on the skill set and personality of each individual. Projects options include:
- Solutions Delivery – assist in three different process-related projects as the IT team transitions into the agile software development framework. These projects include Project Wiki (standardizing a wiki template for inflight and critical LOB applications), Application Logging (researching and recommending a framework for use in all projects – console, web, and mobile), and Application Alerts (cleaning up notifications to only those most important to the team).
- Solutions Delivery – aide in designing and implementing a departmental style guide for all new software projects, expanding upon the corporate style guide and developing best practices for internal software UI controls.
- Operations/Help Desk – support efforts in the implementation of Cherwell (our help desk software), with a specific responsibility of compiling a callbook to script out Level 1 common support responses.
You will be paid a competitive hourly rate for the internship. In addition, many interns may receive academic credit for their work through their college or university.
What we’re looking for
- College Junior or Senior with an expected graduation date of December 2018 to May 2019
- An interest in pursuing a career with Kum & Go post-graduation
Other key requirements
- Pursuing a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering or other related majors
- Excellent writing and communication skills • Passion for technology and solving problems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Outlook)
Additional qualification may apply depending on the opportunity the student is matched with.
Leadership Competencies
- Communication: Delivers clear, effective communication and listens to others
- Conceptual/Systems Thinking: Recognizes patterns, trends, themes, and connections in information to develop innovative ideas and solutions
- Constructive Engagement: Expresses ideas and disagreements, constructively resolves conflict, and encourages others to do the same
- Customer Orientation: Meets the expectations and needs of internal and external customers
- Decision Making: Makes good decisions in a timely manner
- Empowerment: Takes initiative and solves problems
- Talent Development: Maximizes potential and improves overall performance
- Influence: Proactively builds relationships and influences others
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Accurately assesses problems and effectively and efficiently arrives at solutions
- Strategic Thinking: Understands the current state and is able to visualize the ideal state and how to achieve it
Kum & Go in an Equal Opportunity Employer