IT Software Quality Assurance Intern (Hybrid Philadelphia)

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We dedicate more than $1 billion to technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth!

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking an undergraduate level (Junior/ Senior, or recent graduate) with their preferred major in Computer Science or Information Technology for an internship within the Software Quality Assurance team in the Information Technology Services department. This position is a Monday - Friday 40 hour per week position. The hourly rate for this position is $21.00 per hour.

You will work in a fast-paced team environment, focusing on Software development and quality assurance functions.

Intern projects:

You will support the SQA (Software Quality Assurance) department’s internal product development and management by working on suitable backlog items from Operational and Enablement product teams including:

• Development of marketing materials
• Supporting existing team members in outreach activities
• Updating the team’s existing catalog on entitlements

Required Skills:

• Office Suite (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint)
• Basic coding skills in Python, Java, Java script, SQL
• Familiarity in Document management applications such as SharePoint

Preferred Competencies:

• Written communications skills
• Presentation skills
• Initiative and creativity
• Problem solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work with teams
• Manage priorities utilizing spreadsheets
• Flexibility to manage multiple priorities

Additional Information:

• The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia believes that diversity, equity and inclusion among our employees is essential to our success as an organization, and we want to recruit, develop and retain the most accomplished people from a diverse candidate pool. To support a workplace culture of belonging, we offer eight employee resource groups (ERGs) and a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
• We have eight employee resource groups (ERGs) to support a diverse workforce. Abilities (supporting disabilities and allies), African Heritage, Asian-Pacific, Freedom (supporting LQBTQ+ and allies), Talent Forward (supporting career growth), Women United, Working Families and Veterans. ERGs are open to all employees.
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
• All Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the Recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics officer if necessary. You should review the Bank's Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.
• Background investigations and drug testing are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Candidates for positions deemed as "safety sensitive" will als