2027 Information Technology Internship
About The Position
Kinsale Insurance is offering a paid, 10-week summer internship beginning May 24, 2027, for students interested in building IT experience on a collaborative team. Interns will contribute to projects and learn from industry experts across application development, DevOps, and quality assurance. The IT team supports the business through software development, security, analytics, and systems infrastructure, managed in-house at Kinsale’s Richmond office. Responsibilities depend on the selected track. RTE Development interns help investigate production incidents, document findings, support service restoration, troubleshoot application issues, assist with fixes, design and automate test cases, and learn development, QA, and release-management practices. QA interns build and maintain Playwright end-to-end tests, develop Java service and API tests using Rest Assured, and apply risk-based test automation. DevOps Engineering interns design and optimize CI/CD pipelines, configure Helm charts and Kubernetes environments, and write scripts and use third-party APIs to enhance developer tools and processes. The program includes weekly Lunch & Learns, an assigned project sponsor and mentor, team support, and exposure to multiple IT disciplines and business stakeholders. The internship is onsite in Richmond, Virginia, Monday through Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Compensation is $20 per hour. A credit check will be conducted as part of the selection process for roles requiring sound judgment, trustworthiness, or access to sensitive information.
Requirements
- Be working toward a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, technology, or a related field.
- Desire to collaborate and grow technical and soft skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Familiarity with programming languages; Java, Angular, and Python are preferred, as is familiarity with Generative AI.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools, containerization, or advanced data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Participate in incident response by helping investigate production issues, document findings, and support service restoration.
- Support production applications by investigating issues, troubleshooting errors, and assisting with fixes.
- Design and automate test cases.
- Learn development, quality assurance, and release-management best practices.
- Build and maintain Playwright end-to-end tests for key application workflows.
- Develop Java service and API tests using Rest Assured, covering positive, negative, and boundary scenarios.
- Apply risk-based automation strategies, selecting appropriate test layers and using results to improve quality.
- Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines.
- Configure Helm charts and Kubernetes environments.
- Write scripts and use third-party APIs to create and maintain enhancements to developer tools and processes.
Benefits
- Paid summer internship at $20 per hour.
- Weekly Lunch & Learns with leaders on career, technical, and industry topics.
- Assigned project sponsor, mentor, and team support.
- Exposure to multiple IT disciplines and business stakeholders.
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Career Level
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