Intern

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We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're on the hunt for enthusiastic professionals to join our team! We understand that connectivity isn't just a luxury anymore - it's a necessity that empowers lives, fuels businesses, and drives innovation. A career at Optimum means you'll be enabling progress and enhancing lives by providing reliable, high-speed connectivity solutions that keep the world connected. We owe our success to our amazing product, commitment to our people and the connections we make in every community.
If you are resourceful, collaborative, team-oriented and passionate about delivering consistent excellence, Optimum is the Company for you!
We are Optimum!
Job Summary
We are Optimum, a family of businesses that includes Optimum, Optimum Mobile, Optimum Business, A4 advertising, Cheddar, and News12. Our common goal is connecting our customers to friends and family, shows they love, advertising that resonates and news that matters. We're building a workforce that thrives on collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. We hope connecting you to a potential role is just the beginning.
Under general supervision, the Intern - Associate Software Developer designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs new and existing software systems and/or applications. Serves as technical resource on development projects. Participates in full development life cycle including requirements analysis and design. Writes technical specifications based on conceptual design and stated business requirements. Supports, maintains, and documents software functionality. Identifies and evaluates new technologies for implementation. Participates in software design meetings and analyzes user needs to determine technical requirements. Consults with end user to prototype, refine, test, and debug programs to meet needs. The Intern - Associate Software Developer will be assigned projects of small to medium scale and moderately complex.
Responsibilities

• Organizational Performance
  • Demonstrates strong commitment to learning the business
  • Demonstrates ability to research subjects to support project work
  • Provides support for the preparation of quality deliverables
  • Adheres to and applies department's methodologies
  • Operational Management
  • Able to multi-task
  • Ability to analyze data, trends or obstacles and consider available solutions or alternative methods of proceeding
• Technology
  • Demonstrates aptitude in learning new technology skills as required
  • Demonstrates competency in use of technology and analytical tools, techniques and methodologies
  • Applies technical skills to department projects
  • Supports department's activities
  • Understands products/services and shares knowledge with team
  • Builds personal expertise
  • Continually improves knowledge and skill proficiency
  • Works closely with end users to develop required data requirements
  • Designs, tests and verifies reporting results for accuracy
• Project Management
  • Delivers assigned tasks using appropriate project management methodologies
  • Supports the communication of project status to Management and project sponsors
  • Understands the fundamentals of the department's project management activities
• Customer Service/Communications/Marketing
  • Delivers results that drive customer satisfaction
  • Demonstrates ability to interact with staff members in an open, honest and positive manner
  • Understand fundamentals of customer's business
  • Participates in/contributes positively to work/team environment
  • Takes responsibility for own developmental needs
  • Continually seeks ways to enhance contribution to the team

Qualifications

• Key Experiences/Achievements
  • Coursework in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience and technical training, is required
  • Interest and experience in software development, systems analysis and programming experience
• Technical/Functional Competencies
  • Experience in development / analytical tools, consisting of, but not limited to the following; PL/SQL, Oracle, Unix Shell Scripting, Perl, Python, Java, GoLang and C.
  • Programming language and Linux operating system expertise Experience.
  • Experience working within a formal methodology for software development
• Management Skills
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks and adjust priorities based on workload and direction from management
  • Ability to organize, plan and execute major projects under direct supervision
  • Verbal and written communications skills

At Optimum, we're fueled by our four core pillars: Taking Ownership, Upholding Transparency, Creating Community, and Demonstrating Expertise. Our commitment to empowering employees to take responsibility and embrace proactive problem-solving underpins Taking Ownership. Upholding Transparency is at the core of our culture, with open and honest communication fostering trust among our dedicated team and loyal customers. Creating Community is more than a goal; it's our daily commitment to fostering an environment of collaboration, innovation, and positivity. Demonstrating expertise is a promise we uphold through continuous learning and engagement with our customers to consistently deliver top-quality products and services. These pillars not only shape our culture but define Optimum as a place of excellence, trustworthiness, and thriving community, and we invite you to be a part of our journey.
If you have the drive to succeed and are ready to embark on a thrilling career, seize this opportunity today, and join our winning team, so together, we'll shape the future of connectivity.
All job descriptions and required skills, qualifications and responsibilities for a particular position are subject to modification by the Company from time to time, in the Company's discretion based on business necessity.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $25.00 / hour. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.
Nearest Major Market: Long Island
Nearest Secondary Market: New York CIty