Intern - IT (May 2025)

Job Summary

WEC IT Services is organized with 3 Divisions – Operations Applications, Infrastructure Operations, and Enterprise Security and Compliance. Interns will be assigned to a team within one of these three divisions based upon their area of interest along with relevant coursework and experience with technologies in the respective area. The specific work assignments for interns varies depending upon the team assigned however typically is a mix of both project and support work. Through this work, interns will showcase and grow their analytical and problem solving skills. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate and communicate within a team environment is a must. A strong passion for IT and desire to learn and grow both technical and soft skills are essential.

Job Responsibilities

Operation Applications
The Operation Applications Division is responsible for the entire end to end lifecycle of software solutions used to support critical business areas of WEC. Interns assigned to this division will be responsible for developing, testing, deploying, and supporting both in-house developed and 3rd party software as well as end to end integrations amongst software solutions. Interns use a wide variety of technologies such as object orientated languages (e.g. C#), relational databases (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle), scripting languages (e.g. Python), synchronous and asynchronous middleware (e.g. MQ, API services) as well as a wide variety of other tools to perform their work tasks.  

Infrastructure Operations
The Infrastructure Operations Division is responsible for management and maintenance of hardware, software, and networking for the entire WEC IT Infrastructure. This division is comprised of a wide array of teams managing network, telecom, virtual and physical servers, database, and desktop and device support.  Interns assigned to this division will be responsible for installing, upgrading, maintaining, and decommissioning infrastructure components and related software. Some examples of technologies used in this space are virtualized and physical Windows, UNIX and Linux servers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), Database Management Systems (DBMS), data backup and recovery, private data/voice networks, and software packaging/monitoring tools.  

Enterprise Security and Compliance
The Enterprise Security and Compliance Division manages our IT Security and NERC CIP Compliance teams. These teams are responsible for maintaining and monitoring the security of WEC IT Infrastructure along with ensuring adherence to industry security standards. Interns assigned to this division will be primarily focused on user and access provisioning and system monitoring and analysis for vulnerability risks and threats. Some examples of key technologies used in this space are Identity and Access Management, Active Directory and the system used to manage phishing campaigns and malicious email response.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or HSED 
• Current pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or closely related degree with a graduation date after June 2025.
• Must be available to work full-time during summer 2025. If available, hours may be flexible to accommodate school schedule with part-time work during the school year.
• Minimum GPA of 2.8