Focus on the Family
Software Development Intern: Financial Integrations
Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509
Software Development Intern: Financial Integrations
Job Description
Posted Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6:00 AMWhat you would be a part of:Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit media ministry that offers practical, everyday help to families at every age and stage of their journey. We encourage kids and adults to grow in their faith; we prepare men and women for marriage and show them how to cherish one another for a lifetime; we provide training and support for moms and dads so they can navigate real-time parenting challenges; and we stand up for all human life, from conception to natural death. We are unashamedly pro-family, pro-life, and pro-Jesus.Focus on the Family’s Digital Solutions team oversees software development and enterprise systems for the ministry. As an intern on this team, you will be involved in developing and supporting the Finance and Accounting teams by helping manage programmatic integrations of financial data.Responsibilities – What does a day in the life look like?Write code for financial integration softwareDevelop useful unit tests to ensure that major functionality is tested and future code changes don't break the applicationMake minor code architecture changes to make the code more testableWork to fix current bugs in the systemsAssist with data migrationSupport the planning of an upgrade to the current enterprise resource planning (ERP) softwareTest the integration between Salesforce and the ERP softwareAnalyze financial data and data validation scriptsGoals – What do we want you to learn and grow in?Learn how code changes are managed in a versioned environmentLearn about, and work within, Agile methodologiesLearn how to write and test code in the Salesforce ecosystemLearn Git, an open-source distributed version control system, and how to use it in projects and workflowsLearn about CI/CD pipelines and industry standard practices for writing and testing codeGain experience creating data integrations between enterprise systemsExperience – What are we looking for in a candidate?Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or similar majorExperience working with Java or a similar Object Oriented LanguageExperience working with SQL and HTMLProficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)Developing understanding in Git and version control preferredTeachable and excited to learnAs a non-profit ministry, Focus on the Family is committed to hiring staff who are dedicated to sharing the gospel and live by biblical truths. Therefore, all candidates must:Exemplify Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”Pursue the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adhering to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholding Focus on the Family's ministry in prayerThis position is an intern position only. There will be no compensation or pay with this position, but a $3500 honorarium, workday lunch, and housing for out-of-town students will be provided.Only upperclassmen college students need apply for the summer internship.Transportation is the responsibility of the intern and may be a condition of acceptance.Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.
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Job Description
Posted Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6:00 AMWhat you would be a part of:Focus on the Family is a Christian non-profit media ministry that offers practical, everyday help to families at every age and stage of their journey. We encourage kids and adults to grow in their faith; we prepare men and women for marriage and show them how to cherish one another for a lifetime; we provide training and support for moms and dads so they can navigate real-time parenting challenges; and we stand up for all human life, from conception to natural death. We are unashamedly pro-family, pro-life, and pro-Jesus.Focus on the Family’s Digital Solutions team oversees software development and enterprise systems for the ministry. As an intern on this team, you will be involved in developing and supporting the Finance and Accounting teams by helping manage programmatic integrations of financial data.Responsibilities – What does a day in the life look like?Write code for financial integration softwareDevelop useful unit tests to ensure that major functionality is tested and future code changes don't break the applicationMake minor code architecture changes to make the code more testableWork to fix current bugs in the systemsAssist with data migrationSupport the planning of an upgrade to the current enterprise resource planning (ERP) softwareTest the integration between Salesforce and the ERP softwareAnalyze financial data and data validation scriptsGoals – What do we want you to learn and grow in?Learn how code changes are managed in a versioned environmentLearn about, and work within, Agile methodologiesLearn how to write and test code in the Salesforce ecosystemLearn Git, an open-source distributed version control system, and how to use it in projects and workflowsLearn about CI/CD pipelines and industry standard practices for writing and testing codeGain experience creating data integrations between enterprise systemsExperience – What are we looking for in a candidate?Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, or similar majorExperience working with Java or a similar Object Oriented LanguageExperience working with SQL and HTMLProficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)Developing understanding in Git and version control preferredTeachable and excited to learnAs a non-profit ministry, Focus on the Family is committed to hiring staff who are dedicated to sharing the gospel and live by biblical truths. Therefore, all candidates must:Exemplify Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”Pursue the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”Be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adhering to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholding Focus on the Family's ministry in prayerThis position is an intern position only. There will be no compensation or pay with this position, but a $3500 honorarium, workday lunch, and housing for out-of-town students will be provided.Only upperclassmen college students need apply for the summer internship.Transportation is the responsibility of the intern and may be a condition of acceptance.Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.
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