The posting
Are you ready to make a difference? Choose to work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas.
Why Join Us?
- Make a Positive Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the health and well-being of Kansans.
- Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees. Paid vacation and sick leave with paid maternity and paternity available immediately upon hire
- Professional Growth Opportunities: Advance your career with ongoing training and development programs.
- Dynamic Work Environment: Collaborate with a team of passionate and driven individuals in a work environment that promotes flexibility.
- Trust and Stability: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas with over 80 years of commitment, compassion and community.
- Inclusive Work Environment: We pride ourselves on fostering a workplace where everyone is valued and respected.
Job Summary
Interns have the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment utilizing technologies, languages, and services to support the rapidly changing healthcare industry. Interns will broaden their knowledge by being exposed to various programming languages and tools, architectures, security, and supporting database systems. You will receive diversified learning opportunities through on-the-job assignments, utilizing the technical skills that you have acquired in college. This internship will assist you in developing technically and professionally.
“This position is eligible to work hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy.”
What you’ll do
During the ten-week summer internship, you will assist with IT projects, initiatives, and support. Projects may include:
- Software troubleshooting; Interaction with end-users
- Analyze problems, gather requirements, and determine and implement a solution.
- Apply skills in the areas of requirements definition, data analysis and modelling, application design and development, testing and implementation planning in a variety of technologies.
- Responsible for integrating application, system requirements, and design standards into a tested software that meets what the business requested.
- Giving a presentation about your work assignment and projects, as well as what you learned from the internship program
- Attend a volunteer activity with other interns within the company.
What you need
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
- Creativity, Innovation
- Critical, Logical, and Results-driven thinking
- Experience in any of the following: Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Application Development and Design, .NET, C#, Mainframe technologies, Database analysis
- Proven leadership experience
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Knowledge and working experience with MS Word, Excel and general IT infrastructure components.
Education and Experience:
- Current enrollment in a bachelor's degree program
- At least 6 earned college credit hours related to computer science, including at least one programming language course
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 above
- Strong written, verbal, analytical and interpersonal skills required. Must display maturity and a high level of professionalism.
- Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility; shows pride in work performed; demonstrates flexibility in acceptance of assignments and schedules; maintains professional behavior and appearance; exhibits dependability.
Compensation
$26.00/hr
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas offers excellent competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The compensation range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive wages that align with the individual's skills, education, experience, and training. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts.
Our Commitment to Connection and Belonging
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment.
