People Matter

Technical Program Management Intern

Volterra

Volterra

IT
San Jose, CA, USA
Posted on Jan 24, 2024

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Position Summary

As a Technical Program Management Intern, you will be a key member of the Project Management Organization (PMO) supporting the Agile/Scrum project teams and will represent the voice of both the developers and stakeholders to execute project planning and delivery. The Technical Program Management Intern will work closely with Product Management, developers, architects, and operations to define and prioritize features and stories, to ensure alignment with customer and program needs, and improve value of development. Our intern should and aim to meet project goals with both quality and integrity.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Engage and participate in all Agile/Scrum ceremonies.
  • Monitor progress to plan and design a recovery strategy if project deviates from baseline plan.
  • Assemble and publish effective status reports able to serve a variety of audiences.
  • Design and deliver presentations to support the governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).
  • Collaborate with peers, managers and team members across the organization to solve problems, develop plans, and coordinate work.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Ability to communicate effectively across written, verbal and presentation formats to a variety of audiences.
  • Able to apply critical thinking techniques to analyze problems and develop solutions,
  • Willing to learn how to build resource forecasts or manage risk.
  • Willing to learn to use either Waterfall or Agile methods to handle projects which may comprise both software and hardware.
  • Assist with the gathering of product requirements and project scope across a multi-function team.
  • Willing to learn the working knowledge of technology companies or domains and the interplay between Marketing, Product Development, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Sales and Professional Services.
  • Basic knowledge with tools for project and portfolio management such as MS Project/MS Project Server.
  • Desired experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence);
  • Excellent skill at using MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word.

Applicants should be/possess:

  • A current student enrolled in a technical discipline at a university or college pursuing a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in the US. Preferred majors are Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied and Computational Math Sciences or related disciplines.
  • Completed a Data Structures course in a modern, object-oriented programming language or possess equivalent knowledge.
  • Approaching their Junior year (if pursuing a Bachelors) or beyond at the time of the internship (ie. one summer left before graduation). Exceptional Sophomore or Freshmen may be considered.
  • Available for a 12 week internship between May and September of 2024. We are unable to accommodate internships outside of this time frame.
  • Experience with at least one of the following programming languages: (Python, Java, C++, C)
  • Technology product development experience a plus.
  • Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) experience a plus
  • Must be willing to relocate to San Jose, California for both internship and subsequent fulltime role upon graduation.

Learn more about our internship program here: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/university-program

The hourly U.S. base pay range for this position is $35.00 - $53.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

The hourly U.S. pay range for this position is: $39.00 - $58.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity