Intern - Digital technology (Summer 2024)

Key Skills

AWS, Cloud computing, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing/Sales, Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, Planning and organization, Project management, Writing

Job Description

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce.

The time is right to join United. We're reinventing our company from the ground up, and opportunities exist for all experience levels. If you are a dedicated individual who is ready to move your career in a positive new direction, United Airlines is the place for you.

United's Digital Technology team designs, develops, and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions. The Digital Technology team is hiring interns in both our Chicago and Houston corporate support centers.

Job overview and responsibilities

During your summer experience, you will be fully immersed in our collaborative culture built on diversity of thought. Our teams will be looking for your curiosity and your unique point of view. We will look to push your development as an analyst and a leader alike through comprehensive, on-the-job training, leadership development workshops, and mentorships to help you navigate your internship. Interns will be given meaningful projects along with the opportunity to interact with and present to leadership.

The United Digital Technology team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions. The department is composed of 5 portfolios:

• Cybersecurity and digital risk focus on ensuring applications are secure by addressing vulnerabilities both proactively and ongoing
• Infrastructure, cloud, and engineering focuses on moving applications to the cloud and developing cloud best practices
• Operations technology focuses on building and maintaining applications that support our front-line employees, including but not limited to applications for flight attendants, gate agents, pilots, and more
• Digital Channels technology focuses on building, enhancing, and maintaining customer-facing applications such as United.com and the United mobile app
• Digital channels strategy focuses on data analytics, data engineering, and process engineering & efficiency

Placement within the department will be determined during the selection process, depending on the candidate's interest ranking and skillset. Projects will vary by group and may include (but are not limited to) software development, business analytics, project management, cybersecurity, AWS cloud, machine learning, data analytics and more.

Qualifications

Required

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's degree
• High level of integrity/strict adherence to protecting confidential information
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Good organizational and planning skills
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship now and in the future
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

Our Values: At United Airlines, we believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. Our Shared Purpose: Connecting people. Uniting the world. drives us to be the best airline for our employees, customers, and everyone we serve, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. Our team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation.

With multiple employee-run Business Resource Group communities and world-class benefits like health insurance and space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work that will make you feel welcome and accepted. Come join our team and help us make a positive impact on the world.

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.