Summer 2026 Intern – Quality Engineer
Empower is a leader in financial planning and retirement solutions, committed to helping people achieve financial freedom. As a Quality Engineer Intern, you will gain hands-on experience with real business initiatives, focusing on building automated tests and validating data migration pipelines while collaborating with your team to deliver meaningful contributions.
Responsibilities
- Build automated tests and Python-based tooling to validate data migration pipelines moving data through AWS services into destination-system formats
- Apply the knowledge on the UI based automation using Selenium + Java and API testing automation using Karate + Maven framework
- Generate clear, structured test results that business partners can use for data comparison and validation
- Configure and run Jenkins jobs to automate test execution based on upstream workflow dependences
- Collaborate with your team to deliver on project goals while gaining exposure to real engineering tools, workflows, and quality practices across Empower
- Apply your coursework to real business challenges and contribute to meaningful results to Empower’s data migration and transformation initiatives
Skills
- Currently enrolled in a college or university (Bachelor's or Master's program)
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Available for full 10-week program (May 27 – July 31, 2026)
- Must reside near or be able to reliably commute to Hartford, CT (in-person internship)
- Experience with: AWS Cloud services (S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions)
- Python scripting
- Jenkins and GitLab
- Excel Macros
- Understanding of SDLC, Agile, and STLC processes; familiarity with scrum or a test management tool
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship (CPT/OPT not supported)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team
- Critical thinking and problem-solving mindset
- Self-directed with a proactive approach to learning
- Professional curiosity and eagerness to explore new tools and ideas
- Demonstrated accountability and follow-through on individual or team-based goals
- At least 2 years of academic progress toward a bachelor's degree
- Expected to graduate and be available for full-time employment by mid-2027
- Preferred majors: Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Analytics, or other relevant technical fields
- Hands-on experience with: CI/CD pipeline development and DevOps practices
- Selenium or UFT with a BDD framework
- CloudFormation scripting preferred
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