IT Intern, Service Transformation

West Des Moines, IA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

American Equity is a company offering leading annuity products to empower clients in retirement. They are seeking an IT Intern to support projects that enhance and modernize their digital services, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions for internal employees.

Responsibilities

Gain experience in low code/no code technology.
Works with stakeholders to understand business requirements that are translated into technical solutions.
Assists in the design of user interactions.
Collaborates across time zones via video conferencing and software such as MS Teams, Jira, and GitHub.
Completes project and support tasks with guidance from mentor and department leader.
Collaborates with fellow interns across departments on a strategic, cross-functional initiative that drives meaningful business impact.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualification

Required

Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience or desire to learn about low code/no code technology.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
Learn quickly when faced with new challenges and situations; analyze success and failures.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite.
Knowledge of fundamental front-end languages such as CSS.
Working knowledge of APIs.
Good analytical skills with ability to research issues and products.
Ability to work cooperatively and successfully with employees, customers, and other outside third parties.

Preferred

Knowledge in the following areas would be a plus; Usage of Postman, CSS design, Creating Documentation.
Experience in cloud infrastructure solutions (such as MongoDB, DataDog) is a plus.

Benefits

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company® We are The Financial Dignity Company – and while each person might define financial dignity differently, we believe it’s having the means to retire with pride and peacefulness in your daily life.

Glassdoor

Founded in 1996

West Des Moines, Iowa, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.american-equity.com