Intern - IT Software Engineering

Description & Requirements

Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs.

Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs.

With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.

The Software Engineer - Intern is responsible for development activities for systems implementation and O&M software and infrastructure development projects.

The Software Engineer Intern will work as a junior member of a software development team, responsible for the development, implementation and post deployment support of enterprise applications.

In this role the Software Engineer Intern will work under the supervision of a Technical Team lead or Senior Engineer.

As a member of the team, the Software Engineer Intern will participate in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

This is a hybrid opportunity.

Candidates need to be within commutable distance to the office location in Rancho Cordova, CA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work on IT assignments of moderate difficulty under the direction of a more senior mentor to build a well-rounded skillset.

- Escalate issues and questions to management, as necessary.

- Participate in group discussions with peers or external groups to solution problems of moderate scope.

- Participate in meetings to gain process knowledge and guidance on assigned projects.

- Read, understand, and perform assignments within prescribed guidelines.

- Approach challenges and create solutions with a critical thinking and customer service mindset.

- Prepare standard reports and presentation materials.

Assists in the design, development, and implementation of software application and business systems efforts

Code, test, debug, implement, and document moderately complex software programs

Performs functional analysis and design for small to moderate projects

Performs technical analysis

Develops code for modules of small to large scope

Provides application support/troubleshoot a variety of problems

Performs/supports user acceptance testing and unit testing

Participates in group discussions with peers or external groups

Works with external vendors, when necessary

Writes concise and clear technical documents

Performs other duties as may be assigned by management

Minimum Requirements

- High school diploma or GED required and 0-2 years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

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