Intern

You desire impactful work.
 

You’re RGA ready

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

At RGA, we're seeking summer interns for the Global Technology department. There are several opportunities to learn and begin working side-by-side with technology teams spanning software development, cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure, information management, data analytics, technology strategy, and project management.

Summer projects and responsibilities will vary based on your placement. While your primary responsibilities will depend on your team placement, you will have other opportunities to learn about the business and network with other interns through RGA’s core internship program. Participants can expect:

• 10-week paid summer internship aimed at helping to explore the technology field
• Impactful and relevant projects that align and support RGA's strategic business initiatives
• Networking opportunities with key stakeholders and senior leadership
• Group activities with the fellow cohort, including social and volunteer events based out of our Global Headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Under direct supervision, identifies client's business needs for basic systems development and provides appropriate solutions. Performs requirement analysis and documents requirements. Most requirements defined by an associate at this level will require review by a higher-level analyst. The associate will also perform basic manual integrated testing of modules within the system, based upon requirements. Defines implements and verifies regression test data and test cases; and assists the developers in unit testing of initial code. An associate at this level will normally be working on simpler tasks.

What you will do

• Document the clients’ business needs in the form of user stories
• With some assistance conduct grooming sessions with full team (users, developers dba’s, needed IT partners, etc.)
• Define, implement and verify test cases to be used in regression testing.
• Review and verify system enhancements with some oversight.
• Create defect and enhancement items to be added to the backlog.
• Assist in the triage and/or resolution of production issues.
• Responds to questions from business and IT teams.
• Assist the development/QA team by ensuring automated testing meets expected results
• Performs basic data analysis
• Perform gap analysis to identify possible enhancements to existing system functionalities.

Qualifications

• Must be currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in a relevant discipline (Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, or other data or technology-related majors)
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA; additional requirements may apply
• Competent oral and written communication skills required
• Ability to analyze and solve routine problems by identifying root causes, issues or approaches required
• Ability to work well within a team environment and seek involvement from others and areas to solve problems required
• Ability to develop requirement documents, User Stories, Use Cases and Test Cases required
• Ability to translate basic business needs and problems into technical solutions with assistance required

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.