Paid Operations Developer Intern - Real Projects, Housing

SPP; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Paid internship

Job summary

Southwest Power Pool is seeking an Operations Developer Intern for Summer 2027. This paid internship runs 10–12 weeks, 40 hours/week, with housing provided if needed.

You will work on real projects, learn SDLC best practices, and gain hands-on experience in development, testing, and documentation. The role supports the Market Operations Development team and offers exposure to a variety of technologies while developing professional skills.

Qualifications

• Current college student entering senior year pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 3.0 GPA or higher preferred, strong financial/analytical abilities.
• Experience or familiarity with SQL, SAS, Java, Linux, Tableau, Oracle or Mongo is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and implement solutions for assigned project within SDLC guidelines.
• Provide training and documentation on work and processes created.
• Manage tasks and documentation using an issue management system; coordinate changes and releases.
• Analyze customer, business and technical requirements with the team; design solutions.
• Present lessons learned and knowledge gained at internship end.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

SQL

SAS

Groovy

Java

Linux

Tableau

Oracle

Mongo

Job description

Southwest Power Pool is seeking an Operations Developer Intern for Summer 2027. This paid internship runs 10–12 weeks, 40 hours/week, with housing provided if needed.

You will work on real projects, learn SDLC best practices, and gain hands-on experience in development, testing, and documentation. The role supports the Market Operations Development team and offers exposure to a variety of technologies while developing professional skills.