Functional Analyst Intern

Sysco; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10-week internship

Hybrid in Houston

Job summary

Sysco offers a paid 10-week summer internship program in which participants work on real projects and challenges at a Fortune 100 company. The internship provides exposure to day-to-day operations and a dynamic environment across the foodservice and hospitality industries.

Location is hybrid in Houston with local candidates only; relocation is not available. Interns will participate in daily scrums, sprint reviews and learn domain business processes while contributing to performance analysis and

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree with concentrations in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or related field (minimum GPA 3.0).
• Strong data analysis skills and proficiency in Excel and SQL.
• Basic understanding of Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban and other agile development techniques.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices including CI/CD, configuration management, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Supports the analysis and evaluation of existing systems for performance.
• Collaborates with an agile team to configure package software where applicable.
• Defines potential improvements to resolve errors and improve stability.
• Simulates and tests performance improvements and documents results.

Skills

Agile mindset

Customer focus

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Excel

SQL knowledge

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/MIS or related

GPA 3.0 minimum

Tools

DevOps basics

CI/CD

Containerization

Infrastructure as Code

Monitoring

Job description

Job Summary

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. We operate distribution facilities worldwide serving customers across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Bahamas and other countries.

Job Summary

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. We operate distribution facilities worldwide serving customers across the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Bahamas and other countries.

Sysco offers a paid 10-week summer internship program in which participants are involved in much more than the day-to-day operations of the company. Interns will be exposed to real projects and challenges in a dynamic company environment designed to give interns real world experiences on what it is like to work at a Fortune 100 company.

Location

This is a hybrid position located in Houston.

Candidates will be local to the Greater Houston area.

Relocation is not available.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Supports the analysis and evaluation of existing systems for performance
• Collaborates effectively with the agile team to configure package software when applicable
• Defines potential improvement changes to resolve errors, prevents the recurrence of problems or improves system maintainability and stability
• Simulates and tests suggestions made for performance
• Completes required documentation to communicate required information to deployment, service, and business teams
• Participates in the daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to update progress, highlight and resolve impediments
• Proactively learns and researches assigned domain’s business processes

Qualifications

Education

• Students pursuing a Bachelor's degree with concentrations in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or related field
• Strong academic credentials (Minimum GPA of 3.0)

Experience Preferred

• Strong data analysis skills
• Advanced Excel capabilities and SQL knowledge
• Basic understanding of Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban and other agile development techniques.
• Basic knowledge of DevOps, including continuous integration, continuous deployment / delivery, configuration and containerization, infrastructure as a code, and monitoring.

Technical Skills And Abilities

• Familiarity with having an “agile-development” mindset enhanced by a strong customer-focus & results-orientation
• Flexible mindset (not married to a single technology) and demonstrated ability to grow skillset and work across a robust and diverse technology stack
• Intermediate Excel capabilities and SQL knowledge
• Willingness and ability to excel in a fast-paced agile environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Leadership and problem-solving skills
• Dynamic learner that isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty
• Exhibit a professional, business-like demeanor
• Ability to manage competing priorities, handle multiple assignments and manage ambiguity in a matrix organization
• Ability to analyze complex issues, reason, think critically and synthesize information

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.