2027 Undergraduate IT Internship

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If you are an undergraduate IT student looking to jump start your career, we are offering a 13-month full time internship based at our Scoresby office. This is a unique opportunity to gain skills and knowledge while working full time commencing 27th January 2027. The primary objective of this role is to assist in the delivery of application support and IT services across the Asia Pacific region. This will be achieved by working with IT teams responsible for business applications and service delivery, supporting users, monitoring and resolving incidents and service requests, assisting with application maintenance and testing, and collaborating with business and IT partners from various business units.

In this role you will make an impact in the following ways: 

• Assist in the delivery, maintenance, and support of business applications and IT services.

• Support the logging, categorisation, prioritisation, tracking, and resolution of incidents and service requests in accordance with agreed service levels.

• Act as a contact for users with application and service-related inquiries, providing clear updates and building collaborative relationships with customers, support teams, and suppliers.

• Assist with application monitoring, routine maintenance, access requests, testing, documentation, and knowledge-base updates.

• Work with users, technical teams, and management to investigate recurring issues, support problem resolution, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement of applications and IT services.

Responsibilities

To be successful in this role, you will possess skills/or be able to perform: 

• General knowledge of IT functions and services, particularly business applications, application support, incident management, service requests, and user access support.

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Windows and office productivity software such as Microsoft 365, Teams, and email systems.

• An interest in learning business solutions, support tools, service management processes, and basic data analysis or reporting.

• Basic analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and project coordination skills.

• Excellent communication, teamwork, customer service, and time-management skills, with a willingness to learn and take ownership of assigned tasks.

This is a 13-month, full time or part time, paid placement and the successful candidate will be required to defer their studies for the duration of the program. 

Qualifications

About You:  

To qualify for this undergraduate internship, it is essential that you: 

• Are currently studying a Bachelor degree of Information Technology or similar. 
• Have between 1 and 8 units of study left to complete of your undergraduate degree as of January 2027
• Are available for the full 13 months and be willing to defer your studies for that duration. 

Note: Applicants that do not meet these qualifying requirements unfortunately will not be considered. 

How to apply: 

• For all applications, please submit your resume, cover letter and academic transcript via the link provided. 
• In your cover letter, please specify how many units of study you have remaining on your undergraduate degree and your motivation behind applying both to Cummins and this specific internship. 

Note: We will be unable to assess your application without all of the required documents, so please ensure you attach your resume, cover letter and academic transcripts at the time of application. 

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