IT Intern - TechTrek Program

Ameritas Life Insurance

  • Lincoln, NE
  • Training
  • Part-time
  • 9 days ago
Job Description:Ameritas is seeking applicants to be part of the TechTrek cohort program. This innovation-focused internship gives participants hands-on exposure to Ameritas’ technology ecosystem through a 12-month program that applies AI and the software development lifecycle to create business-driven solutions, spanning analysis, development, testing, security, and data engineering. Program completion may provide participants with preferred consideration for full-time associate roles at Ameritas.At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.This internship would begin May 2026. This is a hybrid role in Lincoln, NE working partially in-office and partially from home.What you do
  • Design and develop solutions utilizing custom or packaged software, including automation and development tools.
  • Include application development, data engineering, security engineering principles into your work utilizing requirements analysis, testing outcomes and architecture thinking.
  • Gathering requirements through interviews and/or research
  • Document findings and present results to stakeholders to provide insight into project related designs.
  • Support the creation of project-related artifacts and visualizations for use internally or with stakeholders.
  • Gain experience with a cross section of IT and security resources.
What you bring
  • Pursuing a Bachelor's or Technical Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or another related field.
  • Able to fulfill a year-round commitment – part-time during the academic school year and full-time during the summer
  • PT includes 10-20 hours a week
  • FT includes 30-40 hours a week
  • Possesses a self-starting approach to assignment and responsibilities.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to work independently and within a team to build relationships and interact effectively
  • Positive, self-motivated individual with high level of enthusiasm and willingness to take on new challenges, responsibilities and assignments
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Executes work with the highest degree of integrity and accountability.
What we offer
  • Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
  • Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
  • We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion, and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
This internship is benefits ineligible.An Equal Opportunity Employer:Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

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