Summer 2026 Intern – Quality Engineer
Empower Retirement is a leader in financial planning and retirement solutions, committed to helping people achieve financial freedom. As a Quality Engineer Intern, you will build automated tests and tooling to validate data migration pipelines and collaborate with your team to deliver on project goals while gaining exposure to real engineering tools and workflows.
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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