Intern-College - Middleware

CPS Energy • San Antonio, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The CPS Energy Internship Program is designed to meet the industry’s rapidly changing workforce needs by providing local San Antonio college students with public utility career experience. Through the internship program students are paired with a mentor to acquire meaningful hands-on experience that expands their understanding of how the industry works and exposes them to essential skills they must acquire or develop to be successful. The internship is not only meant for the intern to learn how to perform, but to also understand the rationale behind the strategies that are being used. The Middleware college Intern will support the Middleware team in documenting, monitoring, analyzing, and improving integration processes that connect business applications, vendors, databases, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems. The intern will gain hands-on exposure to integration technologies such as IBM MQ, IBM ACE, APIs, file transfers, certificates, monitoring tools, and modern iPaaS platforms such as Azure Logic Apps, Oracle Integration Cloud, MuleSoft, or API Gateway solutions.

Requirements

• Interest in enterprise application integration concepts such as APIs, messaging systems, or cloud integrations
• Curiosity about middleware tools such as IBM MQ, ACE, WebLogic, MuleSoft, Azure Logic Apps, Oracle Integration Cloud
• Willingness to learn how alerts are generated, routed, and resolved in enterprise environments—including performance or reliability notifications.
• Written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical information clearly
• Detail‑oriented mindset for organizing system information, documenting processes, and reviewing performance data
• Analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with interest in diagnosing or tracking issues with guidance from senior team members
• Ability to manage multiple small tasks and prioritize work in a supportive team environment
• Collaboration skills for partnering with developers, infrastructure teams, and business units, mirroring how middleware developers support operations
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Must be currently enrolled in a related discipline.
• A minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Must currently reside within 120 miles of CPS Energy Headquarters.
• Demonstrated leadership potential.
• Self-motivated and results oriented.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Effective networking skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate an interest in a career applicable to the utility industry.
• Participate in full-time employment with CPS Energy.
• Attend all activities sponsored by CPS Energy during employment.
• Pass a drug test and background screen prior to employment with CPS Energy.
• Submit application, resume, transcripts.

Nice To Haves

• Basic understanding of programming or scripting (Java, SQL, shell scripting, or similar) is helpful but not required.
• Coursework or project experience related to APIs, cloud platforms, system integration, or distributed systems
• Exposure to monitoring tools, logging systems, or alerting frameworks.
• Experience working in team‑based technical environments; student groups, internships, labs, or capstone projects

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance documentation for integration workflows, system processes, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Documenting application flows, APIs, MQ queues, file transfers, endpoints, and dependencies.
• Creating diagrams that show how systems communicate with each other.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree