2027 Summer Intern - Information Technology

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About Cat Financial

Cat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For more than 40 years, Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat® dealers for machines, engines, Solar® gas turbines, genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.

About the role

As an Information Technology Intern at Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial), you will be assigned to a specific department and given at least one project to work on for the duration of the internship. You will be expected to use your analytical skills and work independently. At the end of the summer, you will prepare and deliver a presentation to management on the details of your project. You'll gain professional and personal growth through the program, and you will also have opportunities to interact with senior leaders and other interns through group activities such as social events and leader presentations.

Responsibilities

• Performs all programming, development, integration, and system administration assignments.
• Provides project management, programming, systems and/or system administration leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
• Works on more complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
• Works independently on complex processes and modules that may be used by one or more programs, systems or in support of infrastructure component change management.
• Develops major system modules, programs or infrastructure releases based on requirements gathered from system customers.
• Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of system components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
• Fully knowledgeable of current programming languages, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, system analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, storage, and internal systems.
• Performs integration tasks for in-house developed systems and/or purchased hardware and software solutions.
• Assists customers with documentation, training, and usability efforts.

Skills

• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
  • Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
  • Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
  • Explains the importance of effective business communication.
  • Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.
• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
  • Explains the value of a disciplined approach to problem solving.
  • Describes problem reporting and escalation practices.
  • Utilizes accepted procedures for problem analysis and resolution.
  • Identifies key aspects of problem-solving techniques used in own area.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
  • Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
  • Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
  • Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.
• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
  • Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
  • Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
  • Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
  • Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.
• Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
  • Provides examples of the characteristics of effective business relationships.
  • Identifies key business relationships in own organization.
  • Describes the nature of a productive business relationship.
  • Explains the benefits of building business partnerships.
• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
  • Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
  • Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
  • Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
  • Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled full-time at a 4-year university/college in one of the following degree programs: Information Technology majors (Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Data Science, AI) or other relevant degrees at the time of application and throughout the program.
• Minimum 3.0/4.0 Cumulative GPA.
• Must be able to relocate to Nashville, TN for the duration of the internship and complete daily work commute using reliable transportation.
• Have 90 completed semester hours before the start of the internship (desired).

Schedule

• 40-hour per week assignment, Monday through Friday, lasting 9 weeks in the summer.
• This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Pay

Summary Pay Range: $23.00 - $40.25 per hour. An intern's hourly rate is based on the major/degree being pursued and the number of completed academic hours achieved before the start of the internship.

Benefits

• Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Volunteer Day.
• Housing Provided.
• Relocation Assistance.
• Medical coverage.
• Voluntary benefits.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.