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Position: SkillBridge Project Management Intern

This position is for SkillBridge applicants only, which means it only pertains to Active Duty Military.

If you are not Active Duty MIlitary applying to the SkillBridge program, but have interest in applying for a role with us, please visit our career page at the following link: https://technergetics.com/careers/

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SkillBridge Internship available at Technergetics:

We are currently looking for Project Management intern support through the DoD Skillbridge Program. The intern will work with our current Project Managers and Scrum Masters to gain holistic experience in DoD industry Project Management. Technergetics has a proven relationship with SkillBridge and has helped transitioning military members gain skills useful in civilian employment. Many of our previous SkillBridge interns are now full-time employees with Technergetics and are happy to speak to prospective interns about their journey.

Location:

Technergetics has the infrastructure to support both fully remote or in-person Skillbridge internships. Remote and local interns may infrequently need to travel to Technergetics headquarters in Utica, NY, AFRL in Rome, NY, or a customer site.

Due to the clearance required for this opportunity, only U.S. citizens are eligible to apply; as outlined in Executive Order 12968: Access to Classified Information, eligibility for access to classified information may only be granted to employees who are United States citizens.  

Responsibilities and Duties

The successful candidate will collaborate with management, business, customer and technology groups throughout the technological project lifecycle, including:

• Analyze, plan and develop requirements and standards in reference to scheduled projects 
• Develop, maintain and archive project documentation, cost estimates, roadmaps, work plans, logs, status reports and other project deliverables per standards.
• Provide leadership and technical management using prescribed Scrum and Agile methodologies at stand-ups, sprint planning meetings, retrospectives, etc.
• Define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for staff members required for specific projects or initiatives
• Assist to assign and oversee the daily tasks of technical personnel while ensuring all team members are actively working toward established milestones
• Track team performance and deliverables while leading schedule and cost changes with our customers
• Assist to manage conflicts to an early resolution and escalate unresolved issues through proper channels.

Education and Certifications:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer programming, software engineering, management information systems, business, or other related field is preferred. We will consider candidates with associate degrees or certificates in the areas listed above in combination with experience.

Current PM certification and at least one certification in Scrum/Agile methodologies is preferred. The successful candidate may be required to acquire these certifications if they do not already possess them.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate possesses some civilian or military experience in most of the following areas:

• Superior verbal and written communication skills encompassing all typical communication mediums
• Strong managerial experience when it comes to both analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Excellent time management, organizational and leadership skills, and attention to detail
• Experience with large-scale project management, IT project management preferred
• Experience as a scrum master or a software project lead is preferred
• Experience working with federal clients and knowledge of federal compliance and statutory regulations to ensure projects meet contractual obligations is preferred

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet and maintain eligibility requirements for, at minimum, Secret access to classified information if they do not already possess one.

Benefits:

Should your internship turn into an offer of full time employment with Technergetics, you can look forward to the following perks:

Our benefits package includes health, life, disability, dental, and vision insurance coverage and a 401(k) policy with a 3% company contribution & 3% company match.

Other perks include generous Paid Time Off (including a PTO "gift day" for your birthday), 11 Federal Holidays per year,  three weeks paid maternity/paternity leave, and annual technology "allowances".

More perks include referral bonuses, professional recognition awards, healthcare stipends, tuition/education reimbursement (once certain requirements are met), and flexible daily start and stop times for most projects and positions.

Company Description:

Technergetics is a US-based company whose headquarters is in Utica, NY with employees throughout the country. The Utica/Rome area is a hub of cutting-edge cyber technology research, bolstered by the Griffiss Business & Technology Park's tenants and facilities, including the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL).  At Technergetics, we work with a wide variety of technologies, including mobile and web apps, Quantum computing, machine learning and artificial intelligence, AI-enabled edge devices, and many more.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.