Internship IT - Technology Enablement

Hunkemöller • Deerfield, IL

23h

About The Position

Hunkemöller is seeking a Technology Enablement intern for its IT department at the international head office in Hilversum, starting in February 2027. The intern will focus on the integration landscape and IT-for-IT applications, working on live systems and real Jira tasks that can progress to production. The internship is part of the Best Internship in Retail (BIIR) program and lasts five months. The intern must remain enrolled at a school or university for the full duration and meet the stated Dutch internship eligibility criteria. For a 40-hour internship, the role may allow working from home up to three days per week, depending on the role and onboarding needs.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an HBO or WO study in IT, Computer Science, Business IT or a related field.
• Basic understanding of APIs, REST and JSON.
• Some programming experience in Python, Golang, JavaScript, C# or a similar language.
• Curious and structured, and willing to ask questions.
• Good spoken and written English skills.
• Available for five months starting in February 2027 and enrolled at a school or university for the full duration.
• Meet at least one of the stated eligibility conditions: be an EU citizen; hold a Family/Partner visa; or be a non-EU student studying in the Netherlands whose internship is mandatory in the curriculum or whose university will sign a third-party Nuffic Agreement.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with identity concepts such as SSO, SAML, OAuth and MFA.
• Experience with Postman, Git or an integration platform.
• Interest in retail and curiosity about the systems behind e-commerce and webshops.

Responsibilities

• Set up SSO (SAML/OIDC) and SCIM provisioning in Okta for joiners, movers and leavers.
• Manage GitHub organisations, teams, repository access and branch protection, and connect GitHub to Okta.
• Configure Jira projects, workflows, permission schemes and automation rules.
• Regularly review access rights and remove unnecessary accounts and licences.
• Document configurations and create how-to guides for the service desk.
• Build and modify integration flows in MuleSoft and GCP.
• Write and maintain small services and scripts on GCP, including Cloud Run, Cloud Functions and Pub/Sub.
• Test APIs with Postman, analyse payloads and troubleshoot issues using logs.
• Monitor interfaces and perform first-line analysis of failed messages using Datadog and other logging tools.
• Work with GitHub Actions for builds and deployments.
• Keep interface documentation in Confluence up to date.
• Participate in stand-ups, refinements and vendor calls.
• Identify manual processes and propose automation opportunities.

Benefits

• Participation in the Best Internship in Retail (BIIR) program, with learning opportunities including Personal Branding and Business Innovation & Presenting trainings, a CEO and CFO Q&A, and a Dragons’ Den.
• An assigned buddy who provides personal coaching and support for development and networking.
• For 40-hour internships, work from home up to three days per week, depending on the role; arrangements may vary during onboarding.
• Gross internship allowance of €450 per month and 8+ holiday days, based on 40 hours per week.
• Travel allowance of up to €11.50 per day based on travel distance, if not eligible for the free Student OV Chipcard.
• 25% staff discount.
• Company laptop.
• Company gatherings, including Townhalls and drinks.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed