NextEra Energy

IT Summer College Intern - AWS Cloud Computing

Posted on: 29 Nov 2021

Juno Beach, FL

Job Description

Position Specific Description

Responsible for developing new and innovative solutions which help NextEra Energy optimize AWS Cloud costs. Analyzes various technical solutions which effectively solve business problems associated with usage and billing of Cloud resources. Determines Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Cloud cost optimization. Researches various possible solutions for data ingestion, analysis, and visualization. Considers in-house, external, and hybrid solutions. Gets buy-in from all stakeholders. Develops AWS Lambda scripts to automate Cloud tasks and helps others adopt more Cloud-native practices such as serverless architecture.

Required Qualifications: High School Graduate/ Working toward bachelor's degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Math, Engineering

Preferred qualifications and skills: Programming skills, analytical problem-solving skills, team player, effective written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications that are a plus: Prior experience in AWS/Azure, knowledge of Agile software development, experience with Microsoft Power BI or Tableau

Job Overview

To be considered for an internship, you must be actively enrolled at a college or university as a full-time student seeking a bachelor’s degree or higher. You must also have a current cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher (on a 0.00 to 4.00 scale).

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Assists department with assigned projects
Completes challenging projects and assignments
Presents final project to senior leadership at the end of the internship
Assumes responsibility for own travel, lodging, and transportation necessary to be available for the program
Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

High school grad / GED
Maintain active enrollment in a Bachelor or higher degree program
Maintain cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Preferred Qualifications

None

NextEra Energy

Juno Beach, FL

NextEra Energy, Inc., through its subsidiaries, generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electric power to retail and wholesale customers in North America. The company generates electricity through wind, solar, nuclear, and natural gas-fired facilities. It also develops, constructs, and operates long-term contracted assets with a focus on renewable generation facilities, natural gas pipelines, and battery storage projects; and owns, develops, constructs, manages and operates electric generation facilities in wholesale energy markets.

As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 24,500 megawatts of net generating capacity. It serves approximately 10 million people through approximately 5 million customer accounts in the east and lower west coasts of Florida with approximately 75,200 circuit miles of transmission and distribution lines and 645 substations. The company was formerly known as FPL Group, Inc. and changed its name to NextEra Energy, Inc. in 2010. NextEra Energy, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida.