2026 IT Engineer paid intern (May and August hires)

BYU Pathway; Riverton, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Riverton, UT offers a 2026 IT Engineer paid intern position in a hybrid setup. This four‑month, 40‑hour/week role provides hands‑on experience with network devices, servers, cloud migrations, monitoring tools and enterprise IT services.

You will be mentored by seasoned IT professionals and grow your technical and written skills. Applicants must be enrolled or within one year of graduation, temple worthy, and capable of collaborating in a

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled or within one year of graduation from an accredited college or university.
• Temple worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• Experience with or knowledge of network switches, routers, VLANs and firewalls.
• Experience with IP addresses, DNS, DHCP and OSI models.
• Experience with system administration and cloud technologies (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• 40 hours per week for about 4 months in Riverton, UT (Hybrid).
• Support IT systems, hardware and software updates.
• Assist migrations from on‑prem to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Monitor activity and respond to incidents using standard tools.
• Assist with provisioning and upgrading data center hardware.
• Contribute to configuration management and monitoring initiatives.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Cloud technologies

Windows/Linux admin

Documentation writing

Scripting basics

Education

Enrollment in accredited college/university

Tools

Meraki

Azure/AWS/Google Cloud

Oracle SQL

Job description

2026 IT Engineer paid intern (May and August hires)

Riverton, UT, United States (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is looking for IT Engineer interns to help in our IT department and participate in maintaining and updating IT systems (hardware and software) utilized by the Church.

If you are an upbeat and dedicated individual who loves to learn new technologies, and you're looking for a technical internship, keep reading!

About:

This internship position represents an exciting opportunity to work for one of the largest information technology centers in the Wasatch front. This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

A Day in the Life:

You will develop hands-on experience with real-world systems and tools. You'll have the opportunity to apply your skills in meaningful, real-world scenarios. This involves system administrative privileges in support of network devices, storage, servers (both physical and virtual), monitoring systems (i.e., Splunk, Dynatrace, Nagios, SolarWinds, ServiceNow, Meraki) application services and database services (Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server). Tasks to include:

Provisioning and deployment of network and server hardware worldwide, including Meraki networking gear.

Assisting with migrations from on premise data centers to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google)

Monitor system activity for outages or system overload

Responding to incidents and fulfilling common requests from other IT customers

Replace/upgrade existing hardware within the data center

Manage/update the Configuration Management Database

Implement system monitoring / reporting technology using ServiceNow

Work with state-of-the-art tools to help develop enterprise solutions

Be mentored by highly experienced IT professionals

We hasten the Lord's work in an important way

Be a member of a creative, spiritual, and highly motivated team and culture

You will develop hands-on experience with real-world systems and tools.

We are committed to the well-being of our employees and supporting them in becoming their best self. Our focus on physical and mental health, financial security, and personal and professional development helps employees create more energy, purpose, and balance in life.

Responsibilities

This is a 40 hour per week internship that is expected to last approximately 4 months. Normal office hours are between 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Your manager may adjust your shift to meet the needs of the team.

This office is located in Riverton, Utah. Hybrid and remote options are available.

Interns do get the option of enrolling in a high deductible medical plan.

Qualifications

You should be currently enrolled or within one year of your graduation date from an accredited college or university.

Internship is for current temple worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Experience with or knowledge of Network switches, routers, VLAN and firewalls

Experience with or knowledge of IP addresses, network mask, DNS (Domain Name System) entries and DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) knowledge

Experience with or knowledge of OSI models

Experience with or knowledge of system administration

Experience with Cloud technologies and services, such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud

Experience with or knowledge of data centers

Excellent communication skills for interacting with and providing information to management levels will be needed

Familiarity with the following tools/technologies:

Required – Microsoft Windows Servers, Linux, Microsoft Office Suite

Suggested – Oracle APEX, Scripting, HTML editing

Strong technical and creative writing skills

Understanding of server and networks

Familiarity and experience with AI and automation encouraged

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings - giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances - our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

• Job Identification 371965
• Job Category AO - Administration/Operations
• Locations 3740 W Market Center Dr, Bluffdale, UT, 84065, US (Hybrid)
• Job Schedule Full time
• Regular or Temporary Temporary
• Worker Type Employee
• Number of Openings Unlimited
• Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.