Software Engineering Intern
Job Summary:
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. We operate distribution facilities worldwide serving customers across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Bahamas and other countries.
Sysco offers a paid 10-week summer internship program in which participants are involved in much more than the day-to-day operations of the company. Interns will be exposed to real projects and challenges in a dynamic company environment designed to give interns real world experiences on what it is like to work at a Fortune 100 company.
Location:
This is a hybrid position located in Houston. Candidates will be local to the Greater Houston area. Relocation is not available.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Supports the analysis and evaluation of existing systems for performance
Collaborates effectively with the agile team to configure package software when applicable
Defines potential improvement changes to resolve errors, prevents the recurrence of problems or improves system maintainability and stability
Simulates and tests suggestions made for performance
Completes required documentation to communicate required information to deployment, service, and business teams
Participates in the daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to update progress, highlight and resolve impediments
Proactively learns and researches assigned domain’s business processes and systems
QUALIFICATIONS
Education
Students pursuing a Bachelor's degree with concentrations in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or related field
Strong academic credentials (Minimum GPA of 3.0)
Experience Preferred:
Strong data analysis skills
Advanced Excel capabilities and SQL knowledge
Basic understanding of Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban and other agile development techniques.
Basic knowledge of DevOps, including continuous integration, continuous deployment / delivery, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as a code, and monitoring.
Technical Skills and Abilities:
Familiarity with having an “agile-development” mindset enhanced by a strong customer-focus & results-orientation
Flexible mindset (not married to a single technology) and demonstrated ability to grow skillset and work across a robust and diverse technology stack
Intermediate Excel capabilities and SQL knowledge
Willingness and ability to excel in a fast-paced agile environment
Excellent communication skills
Leadership and problem-solving skills
Dynamic learner that isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty
Exhibit a professional, business-like demeanor
Ability to manage competing priorities, handle multiple assignments and manage ambiguity in a matrix organization
Ability to analyze complex issues, reason, think critically and synthesize information
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Working Conditions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work is performed primarily indoors.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by associates within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without future employment sponsorship
Sysco is committed to providing comprehensive retirement and benefits programs, a stock purchase plan, product purchase discounts and much more
Background and Drug Screen. EOE.
All hiring decisions will be made at the sole discretion of Sysco Corporate and Sysco Business Services (SBS).
NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only tasks to be performed by the associate in this job. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by his or her supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions.