IT Internship - Summer 2027

Venerable•West Chester, PA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Venerable is hiring IT interns for a paid, full-time summer internship program running May 18 through August 26, 2027. The program is designed for current sophomores, juniors, and seniors enrolled in a four-year bachelor's degree program. Interns work with mentors and IT professionals, contribute to meaningful technology projects, and gain exposure to senior IT leaders. The internship is hybrid in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with two days in the office and three days remote, and a schedule of 40 hours per week. The posting describes internship opportunities across application development, technology innovation, IT operations, and cybersecurity. Tracks include Gen-AI Application Development, Business Application Development, IT Operations & DevSecOps, and Cyber Security Operations. Interns may assist with application development and troubleshooting, APIs and microservices, automation, documentation, security operations, and modern development practices. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred track or tracks when applying.

Requirements

Be a current sophomore, junior, or senior enrolled in a four-year bachelor's degree program.
Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Have excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Be able to work well in teams, both in-office and virtually.
Demonstrate a strong work ethic and attention to detail.
For the Business Application Development track, have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
For the Cyber Security Operations track, have general cybersecurity knowledge and hands-on coursework or lab experience with endpoint, network, vulnerability, forensic, and log-management tools.
For the Cyber Security Operations track, have a basic understanding of operating system configuration (Windows, Unix, Linux) and networking, including DNS, DHCP, and routing protocols.
For the Cyber Security Operations track, be able to analyze event and incident logs and work with SOC and IR teams to assess events related to malware, vulnerabilities, exploits, and kill-chain methodology.

Nice To Haves

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, AI/ML, Management Information Systems, or a related field, depending on the internship track.
Familiarity with Python, Java, JavaScript, and HTML/DHTML.
Understanding of REST APIs, cloud platforms, and containerization such as Docker.
Experience or exposure to Gen-AI tools such as OpenAI, Hugging Face, or LangChain.
For the Gen-AI Application Development track, strong familiarity with Python and exposure to Gen-AI tools such as OpenAI, Hugging Face, or LangChain.
For the Business Application Development track, familiarity with Java, JavaScript, HTML/DHTML, and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Work closely with mentors and IT professionals.
Participate in agile ceremonies and cross-functional team meetings.
Collaborate with developers, data scientists, and programming teams.
Assist with ongoing application development.
Help troubleshoot issues and provide technical support.
Contribute to building APIs, microservices, and automation solutions.
Assist in documenting technical processes, standards, and approaches.
Gain exposure to senior IT leaders.
Familiarize with cloud environments such as AWS and Azure, and development practices such as DevSecOps and CI/CD.
For the Gen-AI Application Development track, support prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and AI-output evaluation; contribute to APIs and microservices using Gen-AI; document technical processes and model usage; and become familiar with AWS and AI/ML offerings.
For the Business Application Development track, collaborate with the Enterprise Application Services group on projects related to annuity policy service operations, assist with troubleshooting and technical support, and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and documentation.
For the IT Operations & DevSecOps track, help plan and execute programming objectives, analyze requirements and convert them into code, document team patterns and standards, support SCM, CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices, and contribute to operational and practice improvements.
For the Cyber Security Operations track, follow directives from Security Operations management and senior employees; perform tasks requested by incident response team members, including analysis, investigation, reporting, and cybersecurity upkeep; support incident response, threat intelligence, and security engineering teams; and read daily cybersecurity resources to keep current on threats and vulnerabilities.