Job DescriptionThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is looking for IT Engineer interns to help in our IT department and participate in maintaining and updating IT systems (hardware and software) utilized by the Church.
If you are an upbeat and dedicated individual who loves to learn new technologies, and you're looking for a technical internship, keep reading!
About: This internship position represents an exciting opportunity to work for one of the largest information technology centers in the Wasatch front. This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.
A Day in the Life: You will develop hands-on experience with real-world systems and tools. You'll have the opportunity to apply your skills in meaningful, real-world scenarios. This involves system administrative privileges in support of network devices, storage, servers (both physical and virtual), monitoring systems (i.e., Splunk, Dynatrace, Nagios, SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Meraki) application services and database services (Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server). Tasks to include:
- Provisioning and deployment of network and server hardware worldwide, including Meraki networking gear.
- Assisting with migrations from on premise data centers to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google)
- Monitor system activity for outages or system overload
- Responding to incidents and fulfilling common requests from other IT customers
- Replace/upgrade existing hardware within the data center
- Manage/update the Configuration Management Database
- Implement system monitoring / reporting technology using ServiceNow
- Work with state-of-the art tools to help develop enterprise solutions
- Be mentored by highly experienced IT professionals
- We hasten the Lord's work in an important way
- Be a member of a creative, spiritual, and highly motivated team and culture
- You will develop hands-on experience with real-world systems and tools.
We are committed to the well-being of our employees and supporting them in becoming their best self. Our focus on physical and mental health, financial security, and personal and professional development helps employees create more energy, purpose, and balance in life.
Benefits: Full time interns can enroll in a high deductible medical plan
Work Schedule: This is a 40 hour per week internship that is expected to last approximately 4 months. Normal office hours are between 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Your manager may adjust your shift to meet the needs of the team.
This office is located in Riverton, Utah. Hybrid and remote options are available.
Application and Interview process: Fall Recruiting Cycle - Applications & Interviews: September through October
- Interview Process: Each interview is conducted by a hiring manager aligned with your specific internship opportunity.
- Candidate Selection: After interviews conclude, candidate evaluations are shared with all hiring managers recruiting for that internship type. Managers then make their selections. We typically hire between 5 and 30 interns per internship discipline, and strong candidates may receive interest from multiple teams.
- Offers Extended: November through early December
- Internship Start Dates: January and May
Qualifications- You should be currently enrolled or within one year of your graduation date from an accredited college or university.
- Internship is for current temple worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Experience with or knowledge of Network switches, routers, VLAN and firewalls
- Experience with or knowledge of IP addresses, network mask, DNS (Domain Name System) entries and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) knowledge
- Experience with or knowledge of OSI models
- Experience with or knowledge of system administration
- Experience with Cloud technologies and services, such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Experience with or knowledge of data centers
- Excellent communication skills for interacting with and providing information to management levels will be needed
- Project management experience is desired
- Familiarity with the following tools/technologies:
- Required - Microsoft Windows Servers, Linux, Microsoft Office Suite
- Suggested - Oracle APEX, Scripting, HTML editing
- Strong technical and creative writing skills
- Understanding of server and networks
- Familiarity and experience with AI and automation encouraged
Apply/Screening Process: Please Note: All positions are subject to close without notice.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
About UsChurch employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
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