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FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. [SC00]

As a participant in the Co-op/Intern Professional Development Program, you will be cultivating professional skills and performing professional level work. You won’t just be sitting in meetings and shadowing all summer; you’ll be actively contributing and doing the same work as other FirstEnergy employees on your team. You’ll receive on-the-job training and challenging assignments. You will also be assigned a Supervisor, a Coach/Mentor and a dedicated IT Intern Program Coordinator to help you maximize your learning and growth throughout your summer… and beyond. Internships with FirstEnergy are full-time, paid opportunities spanning 14 weeks. You must be actively enrolled in an accredited university or college.

Responsibilities of an IT ERP Developer The tools, databases and technologies supported by ERP Developer interns vary across teams. The following are some of possible technologies and roles an intern could have as an ERP Developer at FirstEnergy:

• Working on a team that develops, maintains, and enhances SAP solutions across different IS-U modules. SAP uses ABAP a high-level programming language extracted from the base computing languages Java, C, C++ and Python.

• Requirements Analysis: Assist in conducting workshops with business clients to obtain project requirements to ensure timely development of quality, accurate functional specifications.

• Design: Analyze and interpret functional specifications or business requirements to support the development of technical specifications.

• Construction: Develop SAP solutions that adhere to FirstEnergy’s development standards. Anticipate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve development issues.

• Test: Develop and execute detailed unit test plans. Under the direction of others, work with the business clients during user acceptance testing.

• Implementation: Provide clear documentation and production support of implemented functionality.

• Accessing data structures like Oracle or SQL.

• Assisting with SAP security and release management activities

• Learning the tools, databases, and technologies needed to report on large volumes of data

• Basic understanding of business transaction/accounting language such as debits or credits

• Production Support

• Investigate, debug, and resolve production problems reported with supported applications. Respond to Help Desk tickets and provide support to business clients.

• Monitor critical applications and provide support, as necessary.

All IT programming and development interns will have the opportunity to:

• Work closely with IT developers, IT business analysts, and FirstEnergy business employees to deliver IT solutions that help achieve business goals

• Receive training in the skill sets needed to meet individualized objectives and development needs

Applicant Requirements:

• Currently enrolled, full time, in a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited university/college with a major in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Technology, Information Science or related major

• Class Standing – Rising Junior or Rising Senior

• Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 .

• Must have the ability to work without sponsorship (now or in the future)

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Basic computer programming skills, as well as completed coursework in one or more robust coding languages (i.e., Java, C#, Python)

• Interest and aptitude in software development

• Familiarity with the use of common code and re-usability concepts

• Knowledge of principles surrounding web-based technology and user interfaces

• Basic understanding of the software development life cycle from requirements gathering to implementation

• Knowledge of database management systems and SQL

• General awareness of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software concepts (e.g. SAP)

• Declaration of a software development-related track within one of the academic programs listed above highly preferred

Ideal Candidate :

• Highly motivated to work independently and productively and learn quickly

• Must be organized and work well with constant priority changes

• Proven team player, contributes to team goals, encourages and supports team members

• Strong attention to detail

• Willingness to undertake assignments involving unfamiliar subjects

• Organizational skills to prioritize and plan work, multi-task and meet schedules

• Ability to work remotely, utilizing virtual technologies

• Sound understanding of Microsoft Office line of products, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Demonstrate strong communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively participate on a team and in remote meetings and conference calls

Your Resume MUST Include:

• Major/Minor/Degree

• GPA

• Anticipated graduation date

Resume Suggestions:

We encourage you to include on your resume courses completed relevant to the position you are applying. Additionally, tell us about school projects where you may have utilized the skills needed. Technology enthusiasts: be sure to describe your tech hobbies and use of technology outside of the classroom on your resume.

To Apply:

All applicants must create an account on FirstEnergy’s Career Opportunities website to be eligible and to apply for this position. IMPORTANT: Information regarding your application or the application process will be sent from a firstenergycorp.com email account. Please check your spam folder or add the firstenergycorp.com domain to your approved contacts or safe senders list.

The ability to work remotely within the United States may be available based on business need. This option is not available in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oregon or Washington at this time.