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Technical Analyst Intern

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical gurus and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

Reporting to the Senior Principal, Enterprise Architect, the Technical Analyst Intern will work cross functionally with the Enterprise Architecture & Practice and Governance teams to build experiences, deliver real solutions and support with improving Interac’s architecture practice.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Developing proof-of-concept solutions for the architecture practice, including automation and Confluence add-ons

• Conducting analysis of the existing architecture practice processes

• Building out reports for the Enterprise Architecture and Governance team

• Performing interviews with key individuals to understand opportunities to improve the Architecture Practice

• Working with the agile team to support the delivery of enhancements to Interac’s technology & platforms

• Supporting various solution initiatives with a dedicated agile team

You bring:

• You are currently enrolled in a university or college program in a relevant discipline, like computer science or information technology/systems, software/computer engineering or similar related field

• You can code confidently and enjoy tackling challenging problems – you often utilize your creative thinking skills

• Comfortable with learning and working effectively either independently or with groups across different functions and levels.

• Confidence in your ability to communicate verbally and written in a detailed and impactful way – you have some experience with technical writing

• You are a proactive problem-solver with a demonstrated track record of driving continuous improvement initiative

• An aspiration to work in software development after graduation

• The natural ability to pick up new technology – you enjoy learning about new tools and how they work

• Understanding that success is in the details – you tend to notice things that others don't

• Although not required, you have some familiarity or previous experience with the following:

  • A programming language like Java or Python

  • Front end tooling (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript)

  • A single page application framework like Angular JS

  • Working with databases (e.g. Oracle, Azure RDBMS, MongoDB)

  • Software design patterns

  • Understanding of Atlassian, Confluence & Jira

• Previous working or co-op experience working as a software developer, engineer or technical coordinator in a relevant field is an asset

Workstyle: Hybrid

Location: Toronto

Term: January to April 2025

Working Days: Monday - Friday

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

• You must be eligible to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a Full Time Capacity and to be eligible for Interac internship roles

• You must be currently enrolled in a Canadian post secondary academic institution.

Interac requires employees to complete a background check that is completed by one of our service providers. We use this service to complete the following checks:

• Canadian criminal record check;
• Public safety verification;
• Canadian ID cross-check;
• 5-year employment verification;
• Education verification; and
• If applicable, Credit Inquiry and Social Media Check

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.

Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.

Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.

Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you