IT Internship – Summer 2025
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Job Description
About CNO Financial Group:
CNO Financial Group provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services, and workforce benefits solutions. They serve 3.2 million policyholders with over $35 billion in total assets. The company employs 3,400 associates, supported by 8,600 exclusive agents and independent partner agents. CNO has offices in over 260 communities across the U.S., with headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Birmingham, Chicago, Orlando, and Milwaukee. They emphasize core values of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I); Integrity, Customer Focus, Excellence, and Teamwork. CNO is described as financially strong and positioned for continued growth.
Job Description: IT Internship – Summer 2025
CNO’s IT Internship program offers college students practical, hands-on experience in the IT department of a public insurance company. The internship runs from May 12th to August 1st, 2025. Interns will work in one of three areas:
• Development: Working within an Agile team, interns will contribute to projects using languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, C#, Perl, and technologies related to Data Delivery.
• Information Security (Cybersecurity): Interns will assess existing processes for adherence to security protocols and CNO’s security standards. They will review documentation and onboarding procedures for the Security team.
• Other IT Functions: Interns may be involved in other IT areas and be exposed to tools like Tableau, Splunk, Automation Anywhere, PEGA, Visio, and ArchiMate.
Responsibilities:
Interns will be involved in a variety of tasks, including:
• Engaging with business and IT stakeholders.
• Updating, modifying, developing, and automating reports.
• Performing code reviews and adhering to code quality standards.
• Designing, analyzing, and presenting work outputs.
• Collaborating with business, solution architecture, testing, and development teams.
• Creating product backlog items, work items, and managing work execution.
• Participating in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews/product demos, and sprint retrospectives).
Program Features:
The internship program includes:
• Competitive pay: $23-$25/hour depending on location.
• Professional development: Networking opportunities, leader talks, career counseling, development opportunities, presentations on insurance products and the industry, a final presentation, and a volunteer event.
• Benefits: Paid time for inclusive events, access to the CNO Employee Assistance Program (EAP), onsite fitness centers (for those in Carmel, IN or Chicago), Active & Fit Direct discounts, Marathon Health webinars, participation in the Indianapolis Corporate Challenge, and a free code for the Monumental Marathon entry.
• Flexibility: Internships are offered in-person (Carmel, IN or Chicago, IL) or fully remote (within the Central or Eastern time zones).
Qualifications:
• Progress towards a bachelor’s degree in computer science, informatics, software development, software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, or a related information systems discipline.
• Junior or senior standing, with an anticipated graduation date between December 2025 and December 2027.
• Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0.
• Availability to work mid-May through early August 2025.
• Proficient understanding of programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, CSS, C#, Perl).
• Proficient with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, communication (written and verbal), and interpersonal skills.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship).
Note: The salary range listed in the original job posting ($0-$0) is clearly an error. The accurate range is $23-$25 per hour.
