Summer Undergraduate Internship - IT Applications Development

Versant Health•Albany, NY

23h

About The Position

Versant Health is one of the nation's leading administrators of managed vision care, serving over 35 million of our clients' members across the United States. Our purpose is to make healthy vision a reality for everyone by improving access to care and education in the communities we serve. Fueled by our mission to improve members' lives with easy-to-use vision solutions rooted in choice value, and care, we believe that everyone has the power to become anything they set their sights on. The Summer Internship Development Program at Versant Health is designed to help you explore your career, learn our business, and develop as a young professional. Throughout the course of this 8-week summer internship opportunity, you will engage in professional and career development workshops, attend fireside chat series with Versant Health’s senior leaders and complete a capstone project. See how you can make a difference with the support of strong leadership and a team environment. Versant Health: Making Healthy Vision a Reality for Everyone Scope and Purpose of Position: The intern will build and refine a fully automated CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Repositories and GitHub Actions for a small .NET/Angular sample application. Over the 8 weeks, they’ll implement automated build workflows, integrate CodeQL security scanning, and configure environment‑based deployments to a cloud or on‑prem environment. They’ll also document the pipeline architecture, create reusable workflow templates, and demonstrate how changes flow from pull request to production. By the end of the internship, the intern will deliver a working pipeline, documentation, and a short demo showcasing the automated development lifecycle.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in an Undergraduate degree program
Preferred field of study: Software Engineering
Required school classifications: Current Juniors and Seniors only
Required GPA: 3.0 and above
Basic experience with compiled programming languages such as C#, Java, or C++
Prior coursework is sufficient; professional experience not required
Familiarity with Git-based source control (GitHub, Bitbucket, or similar) branching, committing, pull requests
Interest in learning CI/CD concepts such as build pipelines, automated testing, and artifact packaging
Handson experience is a plus but not required
Some exposure to scripting (Bash or PowerShell preferred)
General understanding of how applications run file systems, configuration files, logs, and databases.

Nice To Haves

Experience with GitHub Copilot (will be used for various tasks)
Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Jenkins, or other CI/CD tools
Experience with Octopus Deploy (not expected, but a differentiator)
Strong problem solving skills
Willingness to dive into legacy codebases
Ability to document findings and processes clearly for future team members
Comfort working in Windows based development environments

Responsibilities

Setting up automated, repeatable build pipelines using GitHub Actions (or similar) to compile applications and produce deployable artifacts and packages (ZIP, NuGet, or other formats).
Leveraging AI to analyze existing legacy code and build scripts identifying blockers (hardcoded paths, dependencies, outdated tooling) making small refactors or configuration changes to support automated builds.
Integrating builds with a deployment tool such as Octopus Deploy publishing packages triggering releases documenting how deployments flow through environments.
Documenting all tools, processes, and decisions
Ensures future developers can build on the work completed.
Collaborating with senior engineering staff such as:
Principal/Lead Software Engineers
DevOps or Build Automation Engineers
QA/Testing team members involved in environment readiness or legacy system validation
Presenting a final demo of the automated pipelines, challenges encountered, and recommendations for next steps.