Information Technology Internships - Full-time / Part-time

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 four internship spots within the IT department; these four 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.
• Operations/Networking – add contribution to our Network Architect team in racking and cabling the new data center within the Krause Gateway Center, helping with basic configurations with the building infrastructure, like wireless gateways and firewalls.
• Operations/Security – assist with documenting, investigating, and reporting on information security issues and emerging trends, while managing and configuring tools and devices to expand Kum & Go’s security monitoring infrastructure.

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