Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County · 19 hours ago
College Intern - Information Technology
Houston, TX, US
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$20/hr - $20/hrThe Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is offering a professional learning experience for undergraduate or graduate students in Information Technology. The intern will gain practical work experience and business acumen while performing tasks such as data analysis, application development support, and contributing to departmental goals.
Fleet ManagementPublic TransportationTransportationTravelTravel Agency
Responsibilities
Learns about different application modules and their interdependencies
Performs daily tasks such as data analysis, process monitoring, and key performance indicator monitoring in the areas of Procurement, Human Resources, Payroll, Maintenance, Finance, and transit applications
Learns about application development technologies and assists with ongoing analysis of conversions, report modifications, and integration modifications
Performs daily production support tasks
Contributes to departmental goals and objectives
Suggests solutions to business issues and challenges
Attends and participates in meetings
Assists in functional and/or business analytics
Gathers and scrubs data for analysis and reports
Assists with client consulting and support
Assists with writing grants, procedures guide, presentations, training materials, etc
Contributes to a team-oriented atmosphere
Provides excellent customer service to METRO internal and external customers
Applies SMS (Safety Management System) methods and principles in daily routine and supports all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or a recent graduate (within 1 year). Degree program relative to intern assignments, such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or related degree
Currently enrolled in an accredited education institution and successfully completed 24 undergraduate credit hours. GPA of 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale
Degree program relative to intern assignment, such as Information Technology, Computer Science, etc
Knowledge of PC's and related software, such as MS Office
Company
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Authority has transformed a broken bus fleet into a regional multimodal transportation system.
Founded in 1979
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$40.4MKey Investors
Federal Transit Administration
2023-06-26Grant· $40.4M
Leadership Team
Randy Frazier
Chief Technology Officer
Chuck Berkshire
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
Holy City Sinner
2025-04-22
Federal Transit Administration
2025-04-22
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