Summer Internship - Information Technology Job Details
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Show me jobs like this one| Employer: | AllianceBernstein | Job Ref No: | 47005043 | Job Title: | Summer Internship - Information Technology | Sector: | Capital Markets | Risk Type: | Other | Expertise: | Risk Manager | At AllianceBernstein, our Information Technology department is strategic to the firm’s drive of offering innovative, robust, and scalable investment solutions. As an asset management firm that applies fundamental and quantitative research to the investment process, our technology solutions can help develop and sustain a global competitive advantage. As a summer intern, you will work closely with a specialist technology team and support them in various aspects of their work, including projects with the potential for significant business impact. Our program also serves as a pipeline for the Technology Associate Program, our two-year rotational program for college graduates. Our internship program in Information Technology recruits students into two disciplines: software development and infrastructure engineering. Software Development Developers, business analysts, and project managers are invaluable assets in developing, customizing, and integrating applications that meet the dynamic and challenging business mandates. Our software development teams support a vast range of investment and financial platforms, including equities, fixed income, trading, compliance, corporate finance, data management, and reporting. The intern would be assigned to one of the teams supporting these key activities. While the core work is programming, today’s developer must also know how the specific business functions. You will be joining business managers and with our business analysts as they meet to define the requirements for writing code. You will learn both the functional and technical aspects of an application in addition to the languages and frameworks used for construction. All interns will learn by working closely with his/her project manager, mentor, independent study, and team members. You will experience some facets of the development lifecycle from code design to unit testing. As data is a key component of many applications within the firm, you may also gain experience in some form of data modeling and SQL programming. Your work will be used to assist in either the investment process or the customer service – so a premium is placed on your ability to contribute to delivering high-quality tools within a reasonable timeframe. Infrastructure Engineering The engineering discipline focuses more on delivering technical solutions to all the businesses in the firm. The Global Enterprise Technology Services (GETS) area of IT controls all infrastructure functions that sustain the firm’s technology backbone, supporting our monitoring and integration activities, as well as the wide range of networks, tools, and systems used by our employees. As a summer intern, you will work closely with a specialist technology team and support them in various aspects of their work, including projects with the potential for significant business impact. Our program also serves as a pipeline for the Technology Associate Program, our two-year rotational program for college graduates. Our internship program in Information Technology recruits students into two disciplines: software development and infrastructure engineering. Software Development Developers, business analysts, and project managers are invaluable assets in developing, customizing, and integrating applications that meet the dynamic and challenging business mandates. Our software development teams support a vast range of investment and financial platforms, including equities, fixed income, trading, compliance, corporate finance, data management, and reporting. The intern would be assigned to one of the teams supporting these key activities. While the core work is programming, today’s developer must also know how the specific business functions. You will be joining business managers and with our business analysts as they meet to define the requirements for writing code. You will learn both the functional and technical aspects of an application in addition to the languages and frameworks used for construction. All interns will learn by working closely with his/her project manager, mentor, independent study, and team members. You will experience some facets of the development lifecycle from code design to unit testing. As data is a key component of many applications within the firm, you may also gain experience in some form of data modeling and SQL programming. Your work will be used to assist in either the investment process or the customer service – so a premium is placed on your ability to contribute to delivering high-quality tools within a reasonable timeframe. Infrastructure Engineering The engineering discipline focuses more on delivering technical solutions to all the businesses in the firm. The Global Enterprise Technology Services (GETS) area of IT controls all infrastructure functions that sustain the firm’s technology backbone, supporting our monitoring and integration activities, as well as the wide range of networks, tools, and systems used by our employees. Interns will work with seasoned professionals to devise successful and supportable technology solutions to interesting global business problems. Your work may include the gathering of requirements and then design and implement the tools in collaboration with teams from GETS, as well as from development and other business areas. The specific disciplines are networking (internal and external), storage management, a very innovative area, server and desktop technology, information security management, internet services, database management, messaging, and the various engineering platforms (UNIX, Linux, Windows). Candidates should be top academic performers, be interested in the investment management industry and meet the following criteria: • May 2013 Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates in engineering, computer science, or information systems • Some coursework in finance and economics is a plus • Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better • Strong quantitative, analytical, and communication skills • Detail-oriented, ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment • Ability to work independently while also being a strong team player • Candidates must be available to work full-time (Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm) from June through August, 2012. • It is not permissible to simultaneously take academic classes or hold other employment that will conflict with the internship schedule. | Region/Country: | Americas, United States | States/Counties: | New York | Address: | Post Date: | 02/08/2012 |
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