Systems Engineer Intern - Fall Recruitment - MD, DC, VA (Remote)

Resp & Qualifications

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is the largest health insurer in the mid-Atlantic region, serving over three million members in Maryland, DC and Northern Virginia. We have an exciting internship opportunity starting this Fall. As a leading Healthcare organization, we teach our students best practices and procedures for HealthCare information. This position teaches the intern a thorough understanding of the entire life cycle of software methodology starting with managing business owner requirements and progressing through technical design, build, test, and deployment phases.

This is a year-round internship opportunity. We are looking for students who can commit to our work up to 15-20 hours per week during the academic year in the Fall/Spring and 35-40 hours per week during the Summer. The start date for the internship will be in October 2026.

This internship under the guidance of the Manager/Supervisor shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Obtain a working knowledge of CareFirst HealthCare processes
• Develop and test UI applications and ad hoc reports, identifying and resolving problems as they arise
• Analyze and translate Healthcare functional specifications and change requests into test cases
• Support all testing efforts (integration, functional, system, performance, UAT, etc) by attending weekly testing meetings, reviewing all defects, and fixing such defects as assigned
• If needed, participate in production support and monitoring activities for deployed applications
• Expand technical and business knowledge appropriate to team and section through reading, research, on-the-job training and classroom training
• Research emerging Gen AI technologies and recommend improvements

Qualifications:

Must be a student enrolled in an accredited college or university either junior or senior with a current GPA of 3.25 or above. Majors include: Information Systems, Health Information Technology, Computer-Science or related field.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills organized and detail-oriented
• Experience using Microsoft Office Products

Preferred: Exposure to Computer Science, Engineering, or Data Analysis preferred but not required. Depending on the area of IT, any of the following may be required:

Technology (Exposure to 1 or more)

• SQL
• Snowflake
• Java or Python
• Shell scripting
• REST, HTTP/SOAP
• GENAI / Agentic AI
• Coud & Platforms such as AWS/Azure/GCP

Salary Range: $19,760 - $26,000

Salary Range Disclaimer

The hire range posted is an annual rate. All intern positions will be paid hourly.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Federal Disc/Physical Demand

Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.

Sponsorship in US

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship

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