Intern - IT at WEC Energy Group in Green Bay, WI

Summary: WEC Energy Group is a major electric generation, distribution, and natural gas delivery holding company serving customers across the Midwest. The IT Intern will support project and operational work across applications, infrastructure operations, or enterprise security and compliance while developing analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical skills.

Responsibilities:
- 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
- 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
- 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

Required Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, GED, or HSED
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or closely related degree with a graduation date after June 2027
- Must be available to work full-time during summer 2027
- Minimum GPA of 2.8

Internship Start Date: Start in 2027 Summer

Graduation Date Requirement: Graduate in 2027 Summer

Benefits: Paid company holidays, Hybrid work arrangement (remote/on-site) with time spent in the office