Are you a rising junior, senior, or master’s student interested in building IT experience on a collaborative team? Kinsale Insurance is offering paid summer internships across multiple IT disciplines, including application development, DevOps, and quality assurance. You’ll contribute to meaningful projects while learning from industry experts.
About Kinsale Insurance
Kinsale Insurance is an excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurer headquartered in Richmond, VA. We combine innovative technology with a high-touch, service-driven culture. Our IT team supports the business through software development, security, analytics, and systems infrastructure — all managed in-house at our new Richmond office.
What You’ll Do
Depending on your track, a typical day may include:
RTE Development
- Participating in incident response by helping investigate production issues, document findings, and support service restoration
- Supporting production applications by investigating issues, troubleshooting errors, and assisting with fixes to maintain reliable business operations
- Designing and automating test cases
- Learning best practices for development, QA, and release management
QA
- Build and maintain Playwright end-to-end tests for key application workflows.
- Develop service and API tests in Java using Rest Assured, including positive, negative, and boundary scenarios.
- Apply a risk-based automation strategy: test as close to the code as practical, choose the right test layer, and use results to improve quality.
DevOps Engineering
- Designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines
- Configuring Helm charts and Kubernetes environments
- Writing scripts and leveraging third party APIs to create and maintain enhancements to developer tools and processes
Qualifications
A successful candidate has:
- Working toward a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, technology, or related field
- Desire to collaborate and grow technical and soft skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Familiarity with programming languages (Java, Angular, Python preferred) and Generative AI
A compelling candidate also has:
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools, containerization, or advanced data analysis
Training & Development
- Weekly Lunch & Learns with leaders on career, technical, and industry topics
- Assigned project sponsor, mentor, and team support
- Exposure to multiple IT disciplines and business stakeholders
Hiring Timeline
- Phone screens: December 2026 - January 2027
- Interviews: February 2026
- Offers extended after interviews
- Internship: 10 weeks beginning May 24, 2027
- Work hours: Onsite in Richmond, VA, Monday–Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Kinsale values strong financial responsibility. A credit check will be conducted as a part of the selection process for roles that require sound judgement, trustworthiness, or access to sensitive information.
Salary: $20 per hour
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Skills Required
- Working toward a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, technology, or a related field
- Desire to collaborate and develop technical and soft skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Familiarity with programming languages, including Java, Angular, or Python
- Familiarity with Generative AI
- Hands-on experience with DevOps tools, containerization, or advanced data analysis
What We Do
Kinsale Insurance is an excess and surplus (E&S) lines insurance company located in Richmond, VA specializing in hard-to-place property, casualty, and specialty risks. Our products are distributed nationwide through appointed surplus lines brokers. We target small-to-midsized accounts and have the flexibility to offer terms for businesses with poor loss histories, high-risk venues, and new or high-hazard operations. Every customer receives high-quality, high-touch customer service and innovative, personalized solutions from us for every account. In each corner of our operation, from underwriting to technology and everything in between, we take ownership of every step of the process by doing as much as possible in-house. Kinsale is focused on creating a team-centered, results-driven work environment that is constantly growing, making progress toward our goals, and reaching new milestones at every checkpoint. Our culture rewards the doers: people who seek new opportunities, take initiative, and challenge the status quo. Our newly constructed building helps improve face-to-face collaboration and allows our employees to work as a team, and we prioritize opportunities to develop those team members and their skillsets. Learn more about Kinsale’s offerings by visiting our website: kinsaleins.com
