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Technology Internship Program at South Texas… · Pecan…
InternshipOn-sitePecan Campus, McAllen Texas$33k–$33k/yr
Skills
internet knowledgesoftware familiarityhardware familiaritydata analysiscomputer applicationssystems analysisprogrammingweb researchdesktop configurationaudio visual (av) configurationnetwork hardware configurationcybersecurity
Job Description
Summary: South Texas College is seeking interns for their Technology Internship Program. Interns will engage in practical training across various technology assignments, gaining hands-on experience in areas such as web research, system analysis, programming, and cybersecurity under the guidance of technical staff.
Responsibilities:
- Engages in practical training while planning to continue their education, involving the execution of one or more of the following responsibilities under the guidance of South Texas College technical staff
- Collaborates with technical staff to assist in the adoption of technology standards, guidelines, and procedures based on industry best practices and compliance requirements
- Performs web research and/or design of websites/application
- Performs systems analysis
- Review current programs/applications and may do additional programming for current applications
- Configures desktop, Audio Visual (AV) and network hardware
- Works closely with technical staff to ensure college’s technology is operational
- Evaluates assigned work projects and exercises judgment in prioritizing projects under supervision
- Attends meetings and conferences as directed
- Use computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, e-mail and database software in performing work assignments
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
- Must be 17 years of age or older and graduating Spring 2026 from a partnering High School to South Texas College with one of the following credentials: Computer & Internet Specialist Certificate, Computer Application Specialist Certificate, Computer & Network Specialist Certificate, Cybersecurity Specialist Certificate, Cybersecurity Specialist Associate Degree, Computer Science Associate Degree
- Showing an interest or previous experience in technology, computer hardware, and software
- Working towards enrolling or enrolled at South Texas College to continue education in the Summer or Fall Semester
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Working knowledge of the Internet
- Familiarity with different kinds of software and hardware
- Ability to analyze data and draw logical conclusions
- Ability to work well with others team members
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with a diverse, multi-cultural college population
- Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
- Ability to use computer applications
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of employees, managers and clients
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy
- In addition, subject to a federal background check
- Must have or qualify for a valid Texas ID
- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
- Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces
- The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium
- Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling
- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
- Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound
- Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
- Have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading
Required Skills: Internet knowledge, Software familiarity, Hardware familiarity, Data analysis, Computer applications, Systems analysis, Programming, Web research, Desktop configuration, Audio Visual (AV) configuration, Network hardware configuration, Cybersecurity