Intern - Software Developer - Summer 2023
Job Title: Intern - Software Developer - Summer 2023
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With 450,000 route fiber miles serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure global platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more about Lumen’s network, edge cloud, security and communication and collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn: /lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook: /lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube: /lumentechnologies.
The Role
Lumen’s Internship Program is a path for career readiness in the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Be a part of an internship program, driving human progress through technology. During a 10- week period our summer interns innovate and make an impact by transforming industries across the globe and changing the world one connection at a time. Our interns are presented with real business challenges and provide solutions that make a difference across all areas of the company, all while learning the skills needed to successfully navigate the modern workplace.
The Experience
• Innovate – to deliver solutions to real business problems
• Transform – your skills and knowledge through challenging work projects
• Connect – to our company and culture creating valuable connections with your intern peers, work team and leaders across the organization.
• Impact – through Community & Social Involvement – collaborate with our ERGs to give back and make an impact in the communities Lumen serves.
The Main Responsibilities
Lumen’s Strategic Planning and Transformation organization is looking for a Software Developer intern to join our Service Fulfillment and Inventory team. This team is positioned within our Public Sector group and provides development work to understand product requirements, build solutions and deliver enhancements by working with automation to deliver Public Sector solutions. Some project work will be in Microsoft Azure but mainly within the Lumen environment.
What We Look For in a Candidate
• Education Requirements
o Enrolled at a 4-year accredited college or university, rising senior or master’s level education status at the start of the internship, graduating August 2023 – June 2024.
o Major/Degree: In pursuit of degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar technical degree field.
• Proficiency and understanding of;
o Understand the requirements of each task and discuss the approach with more senior members of the team.
o Preferred: Excellent writing and communications skills, Ability to take direction with an eagerness to learn, Good team and collaboration skills
Technical Skills Preferred: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node JS, Postgres DB, Mongo DB, Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, Github
• Professional Attributes
o Strong drive for results and taking initiative
o Ability to be resourceful and adaptable
o Ability to collaborate and have agility while making effective decisions
o Strong written and verbal communication skills
o Ability to interact with business partners and drive the conversation.
o Flexible and adapts well to change
• Critical Skills needed to be successful:
o Detailed oriented – able to clearly and accurately express technical details in an understandable format
o Eager to learn – Technology is constantly changing, and having the drive to learn new technology and apply it is essential to success
o Team Player – You’ll need to rely on other people to be complete the project, and need to work well with others
o Problem-Solver – you will need to be able to analyze a situation and make recommendations for resolutions, sometimes these answers are not obvious
• Work Setting
o This position is remote/ work from home.
o Intern must be able to work 30-40 hours be week during the 10-week program (June – August)
o Intern must have reliable transportation to/from work location (Lumen does not provide transportation to/from Lumen office locations)
What to Expect Next
After completion and submission of your application, you will be asked to participate in a virtual video interview. This on demand interview will be a way for Lumen to learn more about you and your experience as it aligns to the internship position. A separate email invitation will be sent to you (check your spam) within 6 hours of application. For continued consideration in the summer internship program, please ensure you complete the video interview within 5 business days of application. Thank you!