Wintrust 2026 Summer Internship - Information Technology

Wintrust Financial Corporation • Rosemont, IL

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About The Position

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking, specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused, personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois, southwestern Florida, northwestern Indiana, west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago, Denver, Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Mich., and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont, Illinois, and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “WTFC.” Experience what it’s like to work for a company invested in the community, dedicated to giving back, and ready to show you how fun banking can be! Apply now for a Wintrust Summer 2026 Internship. Come join our team this summer and let us show you why Wintrust was named a Chicago Tribune TOP WORKPLACE 12 years in a row. Wintrust offers the opportunities to grow and develop your career and fosters a promote from within culture.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university, with preference for students entering their junior or senior year.
• Concentrations in Business Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree.
• Program experience with: UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate.
• Python, R, C++ programming language.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, project management, and organizational skills.
• Leadership, extra-curricular, or volunteering experience skills with a passion for results.
• You must be authorized to work permanently in the U.S. now and in the future to participate in Wintrust’s Internship Program.
• Due to the high volume of applicants we receive, we do not offer immigration sponsorship (including OPT and CPT) for this program.

Responsibilities

• Identify data quality issues/bad merges within Master Data Management system and prepare the list for the Data Steward validation and build reference data model/data sets supporting Enterprise Reference Data Management use cases.
• Work with the Content Authoring team to develop Customer Journeys and Customer Experiences using Adobe Experience Manager.
• Partner with Marketing User Interface and User Experience teams to develop engaging customer experiences.
• Work with the Software Engineering team to develop software code for building and managing Wintrust's 85+ different websites, building modules, and customizing the customer experience.
• Assist the team with Program and Project Management, and Business Analysis. Work revolves around meeting with various business partners, documenting requirements, building project plans and working on various Business facing initiatives.
• Assist with Software Workflows/requests, assist with Hardware Asset Disposals and hardware asset physical inventories.
• Assist in automating current technology control validation steps via automation testing tools or python, documenting current procedures related to IT Risk Management deliverables, and creating and recording surveys from internal IT team being participating in RCSA to document the feedback for continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed