2027 New York Life Direct Summer Internship Program Systems
Job Summary
Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per week
Shape your future with a dynamic internship experience at New York Life. You will build your network through collaboration and connection with talented interns and experienced employees through team-building activities mentorship programs and fun social events. By the end of your internship youll be equipped with new skills and a network that will propel you forward in your career journey.
The Technology Enablement & IT Operations Internship provides an opportunity to learn how a modern technology organization operates supports and continuously improves the technology a business depends on every day.
The intern will work across Technology Enablement teams to gain exposure to the people processes tools and practices required to keep business technology available reliable secure and effective. Rather than focusing on a single technology or role the internship provides a broad view of IT Operations and the different career paths within the field.
The experience will also introduce the intern to how artificial intelligence automation and emerging agentic technologies are changing IT Operations and creating new ways to monitor support troubleshoot and improve technology services.
- Application Administration & Support: Learn how teams operate maintain troubleshoot and support applications used by the business.
- Reliability & Observability: Explore how technology teams monitor application health availability performance and other operational signals to identify issues and improve reliability.
- Incident Problem & Change Management: See how teams respond to technology incidents investigate root causes coordinate recovery manage operational risk and safely implement change.
- End-User Technology & Support: Understand how workplace technology productivity platforms and support services enable employees to work effectively.
- Automation & Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify operational work automate repetitive activities and improve processes using technology and data.
- AI & Agentic Technology: Explore how AI and agentic capabilities can support areas such as monitoring troubleshooting knowledge management operational analysis automation and decision support.
- Technology Operations & Collaboration: Learn how technical teams business partners vendors and other stakeholders work together to operate technology in a complex enterprise environment.
In addition to learning from and working alongside Technology Enablement teams you will complete a meaningful internship project that connects multiple areas of IT Operations.
The project may involve analyzing an operational process or technology challenge identifying opportunities for improvement and developing a recommendation prototype automation or other solution. Where appropriate you may explore how AI or automation can improve the process.
At the end of the internship you will have an opportunity to present your work findings and recommendations to Technology Enablement leaders and team members.
- How enterprise technology moves from implementation into day-to-day operation and support
- How teams maintain reliable and effective technology services
- How operational data and observability help teams understand technology health and performance
- How incidents problems and technology changes are managed
- How automation and continuous improvement enhance IT Operations
- How AI and agentic technologies are beginning to change the way technology is operated and supported
- The range of technical and leadership career paths available within IT Operations and Technology Enablement
We are looking for a student who is curious about technology and interested in understanding how technology operates within a business environment.
- Rising junior pursuing a bachelors degree at an accredited college or university in Information Technology Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Data/Analytics Cybersecurity Business Technology or a related field
- Interest in IT Operations application support technology reliability automation AI or related technology disciplines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical colleagues
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies tools and business processes
- Ability to organize work ask thoughtful questions and take ownership of assigned responsibilities
- Familiarity with scripting cloud technologies data analysis monitoring tools automation or generative AI is preferred but not required
To be eligible for this program you must be authorized to work in the U.S. We do not offer any type of employment-based immigration sponsorship for this program. Likewise this program is not available to those authorized to work under optional practical training (OPT) or curricular practical training (CPT).
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Pay Transparency
Salary Range:$25/hr
Overtime eligible:Nonexempt
Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes
Sales bonus eligible:No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individuals experience skills qualifications and job location. Additionally employees are eligible for an annual discretionary addition to base salary employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
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