Job Description
Job DescriptionStart your career right here! We are now accepting applications for our 2026 Winter Internship19-week, paid internship from July to December, with full hours during the semester breaks and part-time hours during the semesterLaunch your IT career in New Zealand’s largest universityTe Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunityWe are looking for penultimate (second to last) year University of Auckland students to join us for our Winter 2026 intern programme and explore a career in technology.The University of Auckland has one of the largest technology estates in New Zealand. Our scale and complexity provide the opportunity to access skills, approaches, challenges, technologies and career pathways you simply wouldn’t get elsewhere.Interns will work on real projects with real impact for students, staff and our communities, while gaining practical skills and knowledge across a range of technical and non-technical areas.Coached by subject matter experts, interns get to apply their theoretical learnings in the real world and develop those all-important soft skills such as communication and relationship building.We are looking for interns in the following areas:Applications SpecialistNetwork EngineeringDigital Workplace – End user support and Asset ManagementCustomer Experience – Qualitative Data InsightsSoftware DevelopmentFind out more about each stream HERE.Please note that we welcome applications from those enrolled in degrees beyond IT and who may have studied non-technical career paths but would like to explore a career in IT.
Responsibilities + Skills
Education
Our programme is designed for students who are new to the professional workplace and have no prior experience working in an IT department.The programme will introduce you to the length and breadth of the Digital Services department, and a good understanding of the different teams and how they all collaborate and interconnect to offer a cutting-edge technology service to students, staff and visitors. Interns will be coached by experienced colleagues and experts in their fields, who will support and guide them throughout the programme. You will get to work on real applications, problems and projects, and you will be encouraged to bring your ideas forward and contribute to the team from the get-go (no filing or making people coffee here!).
Experience
