IT - Testing Intern

FHLBank Pittsburgh offers 12-week paid internships as a part of its talent acquisition strategy. Talented students are provided with the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience, explore their career interests and broaden their professional network while helping FHLBank Pittsburgh achieve its business objectives and strategic goals. The program is designed to offer a substantive experience by exposing talented students to the banking industry and our culture of development through clearly defined responsibilities and/or projects.

To promote collaboration and relationship building, FHLBank Pittsburgh operates in a hybrid model with employees in the office three days per week and remote two days per week.

The Information Technology - Testing Intern will:

• Develop test automation scripts using Selenium tool/Java language for various bank systems/applications (Milestones from 2024 Testing Roadmap)

• Utilize the Agility Tool (previously called Version One) and work with the Bank's scrum teams to improve the tool's usage and process

• Participate in test script code review and design review sessions

• Understand and adhere to the phases of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (S-SDLC) procedure

• Execute smoke tests in non-production environments and support application development & vulnerability management team projects.

• Expand the test scope for the Bank systems and provide additional benefits to run repeatable & efficient testing with automation scripts.

• Gain knowledge in the following:

  • Agile practices (SAFe / Program Increments / Scrum ceremonies)

  • Java language (MyEclipse IDE)

  • Test Automation Framework (Selenium)

  • Version Control System & Agile tool set (SVN, Version1 etc.)

  • DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins)

Required Experience

• Students must be enrolled in an accredited four-year institution and have completed at least their sophomore year with a GPA of 3.0

• Students must be pursuing a relevant field of study (e.g. computer science or related field) and have the ability to work, at a minimum, May/June through August of the internship year

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

It is the policy of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability status, genetic information, veteran's status, ancestry, sexual orientation or status as a parent as defined by applicable law. It is the Bank's policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.