Intern/Co-op - Information Technology (Fall 2026)

Marathon Petroleum Corporation • Findlay, OH

128d • $23 - $26

About The Position

An exciting career awaits you At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment. Marathon Petroleum Company LP (MPC) offers internship and co-op opportunities to high-performing college students who want meaningful hands-on experiences in their fields of study. The following core values guide MPC’s approach to doing business: Safety & Environmental Stewardship, Integrity, Respect, Inclusion, and Collaboration. Interns and co-ops work side by side with experienced professionals as contributing members of diverse work teams who create value for the company’s shareholders. MPC believes that how we conduct our business is just as important as the bottom line.

Requirements

• Desired Majors: Computer Science & Engineering; Computer Science & Engineering Technology; Management Information Systems; Computer Information Systems; Information Systems & Analytics; Computer Engineering; Software Engineering and Computer Science; and other related IT disciplines.
• Strong academic performance.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the US on a full-time indefinite basis without the need for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Concurrent enrollment in a degree seeking program throughout duration of experience.
• Military experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison between IT and business units for translating business requirements into the development, implementation, and enhancement of new and existing systems.
• Identifies and evaluates new IT capabilities to improve business outcomes while recommending and communicating appropriate solutions and/or enhancements to current systems.
• Develops and executes processes for creating, managing, and executing quality assurance for technology solutions.
• Manages and or coordinates incident management execution in collaboration with internal and external parties.
• Designs, develops, tests, debugs, builds, and deploys software that is intended to be an enterprise-wide or Marathon-specific solution.
• Identifies and documents technical software design requirements.
• Leverages software engineering development patterns in alignment with Marathon’s architecture and software engineering best practices.
• Performs code reviews to ensure compliance to technical standards and business requirements.
• Participates in all aspects of software development, including detailed programming, high-level system design, and management of technical debt.
• Supports a solutions software development lifecycle with a focus on automation, security, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluates, tests, monitors, and maintains information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) cybersecurity policies and procedures.
• Ensures adherence to identity management processes and controls to meet specific cybersecurity standards.
• Identifies security risks and exposures (data, application, infrastructure, devices etc.), and suggests measures to prevent future incidents and improve cybersecurity.
• Employs techniques and procedures for conducting risk assessments and compliance audits for IT and OT.
• Investigates and remediates security incidents such as intrusion, frauds, attacks, or leaks.
• Determines potential cybersecurity threats, coordinates preventive actions across the network leveraging intelligence from multiple internal and external sources and cybersecurity technologies.
• Identifies threat actors and their techniques, tools, and processes to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Provides expertise in developing, implementing, and managing public and private networks.
• Supports and maintains LANs/WANs, analyzes network performance, and resolves technical issues to ensure high-quality transmission and efficient network operations.
• Supports development and execution of cloud strategy within Marathon’s existing IT infrastructure.
• Implements Marathon’s cloud strategy from a technical perspective, including design, planning, integration, automation, maintenance, and support of cloud architecture.

Benefits

• Access to health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Paid time off.
• 401k matching program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees