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Intern - Application Developer

Evergy
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SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS

 

JOB TITLE:            Intern – Application Developer

REQUISITION:        INF00CE

DEPARTMENT:      Real Time Systems – Topeka General Office

LOCATION:            Topeka, KS

PAY RANGE:          $20.00 - $24.00

                                                                                                

Intern Position for Full-Time Summer 2025.

 

Scheduled Work Hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Flexible working arrangements available. 

 

It's never too early to start searching for your dream career. If you're ready to apply the principles you've been learning at school in the real world, Evergy is the place for you. Hands-on experience is what our internship programs are all about. Our programs offer students an opportunity to gain insight and meaningful experience while also allowing us to identify talented prospective employees. Many of our interns go on to develop successful careers at Evergy.

 

As an intern, you'll have real responsibilities, and you'll work on productive assignments with actual business interactions. We know that you work hard, so we help you play hard while you are here. We provide a number of intern events throughout the summer to burn some extra energy, including volunteer events, power plant tours, lunch and learns, and more

 

Summary of Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

Under direct supervision, participate in the team effort in the design, development, and testing of all components of application software solutions.   Obtain understanding of business function requirements translation into application software solutions to meet diverse and complex business opportunities.

  • Assist with the resolution of routine application issues, practicing troubleshooting, problem solving and time management in a team environment to gain experience.
  • Obtain knowledge of business requirements and testing objectives included in technical design for business solutions.
  • Gain understanding of task completion and setting project goals.
  • Assist in testing application software solutions, document defect resolution and prepare change control documentation using established standards.
  • Maintain application software and integration documentation to ensure alignment, security and performance of application software solutions.

 

Education and Experience Requirements:

We are looking for third or fourth year students who are actively pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related fields. 

 

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Required:

  • The ideal candidate will have some knowledge of application development, business process and design principles, primarily through course work and/or practical experience.
  • Obtain knowledge of application software solutions, business and internal team functions and vendor support through training and collaboration with experienced team members. 
  • Assist in application development, monitoring and support to gain experience. 
  • Ability to use good judgment, attention to detail and persistence to contribute to incident investigation, root cause analysis, resolution documentation and lessons learned.
  • Become familiar with business goals, corporate and IT standards, strategy and service level agreement concepts.   
  • Establish cooperative relationships with members of technical teams, business support teams and end users with effective communication ability with both technical and business team members.
  • Team oriented with excellent organizational skills and ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with local and or remote personnel at all levels across the organization to provide secure, reliable and effective solutions.

 

Working Conditions:

Normal office working conditions. 

 

Evergy has a clear mission – To empower a better future. Evergy chooses to live this mission by valuing People First. We know that to lead the responsible energy transition and provide affordable, reliable, and sustainable service to our customers and communities, we need a team with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. So, our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. We are committed to celebrating diversity and building a team where everyone – regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status – has a voice and can bring their best every day. We know that the more diverse and inclusive we are, the better we will be. Evergy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.

 

Disclaimer: The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.