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Friday, February 10, 2012

Federated Investors Seeking Summer IT Interns

Federated Investors, a Pittsburgh-based investment management firm, is seeking applications for several summer IT intern positions in their downtown Pittsburgh and Warrendale locations.

CAREER OPPORTUNITY #:     5861

POSITION TITLE:     INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS ANALYST INTERN

DEPARTMENT:     BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS:
- Currently pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in Information Systems or comparable business / systems analysis oriented program required
- IT experience or relevant coursework in business systems analysis required
- 3.2 or better QPA preferred
- Coursework pertaining to: Software development life cycle, structured analysis and design; business systems analysis methodologies, including exposure to SQL, GUI design required
- Course work and hands-on exposure to Microsoft Access, Oracle and / or SQL Server preferred
- Experience with quality control and quality assurance testing techniques preferred
- Familiarity with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) discipline or other IT best practice model is preferred

MAJOR DUTIES:
- Under direction, work in cooperation with Federated's BISD Business Services Group to provide analysis support for various business units which may include: Investment Management, Corporate Accounting, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Business Information Services or Sales and Distribution.
- Under direction, conduct business analysis and assist in the creation of requirements specifications, test cases/scripts and execute testing of applications.

HOURS/LOCATION:
- Up to twenty hours a week during semester
- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday (May - August)
- Opportunities available in Pittsburgh and Warrendale locations

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS:
- Good analytical skills with an emphasis on attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment

Federated is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age,  familial status, ancestry, veteran status or genetic information as well as any other prohibited criteria under any applicable local, state or federal law.

Interested candidates may apply online at http://www.federatedinvestors.com/FII/careers/careerspittsburgh.do