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The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University · 1 month ago

Agile Methods Management Intern

University Park, PA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University is seeking part-time Agile Methods Management Interns to join their Cloud Technology Advancement Department. The role involves assisting in editing and creating documentation related to Agile solution development activities, as well as conducting research and mapping processes in the Agile Value stream of solutions development.

Universities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist in editing and creating supporting documentation related to Agile solution development activities

Assist with research and documentation of outcomes of the OEM and Vendor interactions with the solutions architecture team

Research and visually map processes and procedures used in the Agile Value stream of solutions development team

Support research and visual map

Qualification

Agile Management systemsCloud technologiesDevSecOpsBusiness visualization toolsSoftware DevelopmentFinancial management systemsInterpersonal skillsOrganizational skillsMotivation

Required

An in progress Bachelor's degree or advanced level degree in technology, engineering or Science disciplines required

Broad knowledge of management technologies and solutions, Cloud, DevSecOps, and the ability to leverage that knowledge in solution implementation projects

Technical experience and or certifications with Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Azure, AWS)

Experience in business visualization tools e.g. Microsoft office suite of software including PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI and others

Ability to represent successful completion of work in Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Azure, AWS)

The ability to dynamically prioritize tasks using an agile system (e.g. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)

Highly motivated and internally motivated agile team member

Interpersonal skills under pressure

Organized with attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

Willingness to obtain Agile management certification / training, (e.g. SAFe, PMI-ACP, PMP)

Preferred

Ability to identify and research disparate teams of OEMs, Value Added Resellers, Vendors, and sponsor directed contractors in an agile manner

Experience with researching and documenting methods and processes for business, systems, or software efforts in a DoD, 4th estate, or IC context

Proficiency with financial management systems e.g. Propricer, SAP Concur

Knowledge of Cloud Native Platform management e.g. CNCF, Docker, Kubernetes, and micro services architecture

Managing solution success, source code, dependencies, and artifacts with and agile lifecycle management tool (e.g. Atlassian, Gitlab)

Understanding of security concepts, such as Secure Shell, public key encryption, access credentials, certificates, TLS, and data encryption to include Department of Defense and Intelligence Community security policies/processes

Legacy Platform management methods and processes e.g. WSUS, YUM, SCCM

Knowledge of Software Development experience in Python, Java, C

Knowledge of Cloud networking deployment (e.g. Software defined networking, Ingress, Egress, Service Meshes)

Ability to bridge OEM, Internal, and Sponsor process impediments under pressure

Ability to take responsibility and accountability of team outcomes

Solution & Systems architecture design, discovery, and validation

Scaled Agile Team leadership of geographical dispersed teams and value streams

US Military Veterans & US Military Reservists

Willingness to obtain an active DoD TS/SCI clearance

Willingness to obtain minimum DoD 8570 IAT II Baseline Certification (e.g. Security+ce, GSEC, SSCP) and DoD 8570 IAT II ‘Computing Environment' training or certification (CNCF, AWS, o365, Azure, Rancher, GitLab, Puppet, Atlassian etc.) within 6 months of hire