Information Technology Internships in Australia

We offer various fields for an Information Technology Internship in Australia. Described below are the most common types of Information Technology internships we organise and some of the tasks you can expect to be asked of you. All internships provide a high level of work experience with the aim to increase your skills within the industry. The examples below are just a guideline and each internship role will be developed individually according to the company and the candidate.​ 

App Development 
 
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App Development interns will be involved with the creation of applications for either mobiles or computers. The role of one previous App Development intern was to create content for rehabilitation games (serious games or exergames), which are being developed to operate on a novel stroke rehabilitation device using a miniPC and Linux OS. The game content will motivate elders suffering from a stroke to carry out long duration exercise routines using the novel device.

IT Networking
 
Some of the tasks you may be asked to complete as an IT Networking intern include:
  • Working alongside the IT team.
  • Handling desktop, server and network support.
  • Building desktop PCs and installing software.
  • Taking care of software deployment automation.
  • Assisting System Administrators.
  • Attending video conferences.

Software Development
 
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Software development is the process of computer programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing. Some of the responsibilities of an Software Development intern may be:
  • Taking part in research and development projects to deliver improvements. 
  • Analysing, designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting software systems to provide high quality, reliable, adaptable support to the business.
  • Maintaining and modifying software systems to ensure their continued efficient operation and continued fit with changing business need.
  • Preparing and maintaining automated test suites to assure quality of delivered systems.

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My experience was great. I was able to be part of the staff, I was involved in many events. The internship allowed me to interact with the Kiwi culture of working and also meet very nice people. 

Pamela (Mexico)

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I had an amazing internship that I would do over again in a heartbeat! My boss was especially understanding about my travels on weekends.

Mackenzie (USA)

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Software Engineering 
 
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The Software Engineering intern may be asked to assist in a variety of tasks such as:
  • IT support.
  • Developing and implementing IT based solutions.
  • Documentation and Training.
  • Website development and maintenance.
  • Web application development and maintenance.

Software Testing
 
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The Software Testing interns may be exposed to the following tasks:
  • Updating, installing and maintenance of computing equipment on premises and in cloud.
  • Providing various administrative assistance as required.
  • Working on client site projects providing testing support and services as required.
  • Supporting the sales activities of staff by assisting with presentation, proposals etc.
  • Testing and assisting on projects.

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It was nice meeting so many great people from
all over the world and the beautiful nature I have seen.

Carlotta (Germany)

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The colleges are all lovely and really
helpful. They've welcomed me with open
arms and have taken me to dinner and out
shopping!

Philippa (Wales)

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Systems Engineering
 
The duties of a previous Systems Engineer intern included:
  • Coordinating with site engineers to gather site details and load data, populate site appraisal reports, load data into software and stimulation  platforms and report results.
  • Coordinating with in-house engineers on systems application engineering and design.
  • Coordinating with engineers on systems drawings.
  • Compiling draft reports, including techno-economic feasibility and socio-economic impact assessments for subsequent review and publication 
  • ​Coordinating with site engineers to assist in the installation, commissioning and operation of systems. 
  • Coordinating with site and in-house engineers on systems 'as-built' specifications, drawings, operations protocols and user manuals.

Website Design
 
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The previous role description for a Website Design intern was as follows:
  • To design, build and maintain websites and Flash multimedia applications. 
  • To assist all team members to build web pages.
  • Ability to interpret, find solutions for, and complete page builds for designs produced by Base Two designers.
  • Advise Base Two designers as and when necessary.
  • Basic LAN administration - monitoring server logs, setting up email addresses, monitoring email capacity, server administration, performing server backups, providing offside records.
  • To assist the Interactive Director with quotes, designs, proposals, pitches and presentations as required.
  • Client liaison.

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I'll miss the animals, culture, climate, people,
those aboriginal musicians of Australia. And of course their slang!

Jordi (the Netherlands)

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The highlight of my time in Australia has been the Melbournian culture and the people.

Eduardo (mexico)

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Website Development 
 
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A previous project involved the intern working with tools such as:
  • Google Analytics,
  • Google Tag Manager, 
  • Google Adwords,
  • Google Webmaster Tools,
  • SEO Performance, 
  • Social Performance, 
  • Campaign Monitor. 
If you can't find the internship you're looking for