NextGen Engineering Intern

About the Role

Kelly Benefits in Sparks, MD is offering a part-time Fall Internship to support the IT team with a focus on the following areas:

• Cloud & Serverless Development: Assist in building and optimizing microservices and serverless architectures hosted on AWS.
• Next-Gen Enhancements: Contribute to 2.0 feature development, API integrations, and intuitive UI/UX components for client and employee portals.
• Data & Analytics Integration: Collaborate on data pipeline tasks and support smart analytics and AI-driven decisioning tools designed to streamline benefits administration.
• Agile & DevSecOps Practices: Participate in daily Agile standups, sprint planning, unit testing, and code reviews while adhering to security standards (NIST 800-53 framework).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with senior engineers, AI teams, and security specialists to solve real-world technical challenges.

What You Will Gain

• Mentorship: Direct mentorship from seasoned software architects and tech leaders driving digital transformation.
• Skill Advancement: Hands-on exposure to cloud architecture, DevSecOps pipelines, modern enterprise software design, and AI/data tools.
• Culture & Community: Engage in executive meet-and-greets, intern cohort events, and community outreach projects.

Schedule

This is a part-time seasonal opportunity from August through December. You'll work 15 to 25 hours per week on a flexible schedule, coordinated around business needs and your availability. General corporate hours are Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Requirements

• Academic Background: Rising junior or senior pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Cloud Knowledge: Foundational understanding of AWS core services (e.g., Lambda, S3, EC2, DynamoDB/RDS, API Gateway) or a strong desire to build cloud-native applications.
• Programming Skills: Familiarity with modern object-oriented or scripting languages (e.g., Python, C#/.NET, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, or SQL).
• Core Concepts: Solid grasp of RESTful APIs, modern web development, source control (Git), and software design principles.
• Mindset: Proactive problem solver, curious learner, and strong communicator who thrives in a collaborative team environment.

About Kelly Benefits

Working here means you’ll be part of a mission-driven team that values growth, collaboration, and service excellence. You’ll gain the knowledge, mentorship, and real-world experience needed to build a strong professional foundation—and a career you can be proud of.

Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, Inc., a Kelly Benefits company, is one of the nation’s largest employee benefit administrators, brokers, payroll providers, and consultants. We’re committed to helping businesses navigate the intricacies of insurance, benefits, payroll, retirement, and other offerings and services while saving them time and money. Kelly Benefits delivers high-quality, cost-effective, integrated solutions through:

• An incredible team of dedicated professionals.
• Our set of business values called “The Kelly Way” that inspires, guides, and drives us to serve our clients with excellence.
• Efficient processes, tools, and technology to deliver cost-effective efficiencies.
• High-integrity alliances with the finest health, life, disability, dental, and vision carriers, suppliers, and brokers.

Kelly Benefits is committed to treating our people with dignity and respect, dealing with them honestly, compensating them fairly, and providing quality benefits and opportunities to develop their full potential.

Benefits

• On-site Fitness Center
• Cold Brew & Coffee on tap
• Campus Walking Path
• Corporate Chaplain & Monthly Devotion
• Pickle Ball Courts on Campus