Quality Engineering Intern

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we’re driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future.

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes.

NRG

At NRG, we’re bringing the power of energy to people and organizations by putting customers at the center of everything we do. We generate electricity and provide energy solutions and natural gas to millions of customers through our diverse portfolio of retail brands. A Fortune 500 company, operating in the United States and Canada, NRG delivers innovative solutions while advocating for competitive energy markets and customer choice, working towards a sustainable energy future. More information regarding NRG is available at www.nrg.com.

Summer Internship Program

Our 10-week program is designed to increase future employment potential for prospects while providing a valuable resource to the business. This Summer Internship will appeal to proactive and self-motivated college juniors/seniors with a genuine desire to learn about the energy business and industry. During the internship, candidates will work on real projects and have real responsibilities. NRG aims to help candidates build strengths and gain skills that can be transferred to any workplace and help them stand out from the crowd.

Summary:

The Vivint Quality Testing team is seeking a QA Intern to help us release quality software. This is a technical position where you have the opportunity to work with great technologies, collaborate with other engineers, and help ensure defect free deliveries.  

Required Skills: 

• Understanding of operating systems  

• Basic Linux experience   

• Familiar with agile development methodologies  

• Familiar with software testing principles  

• Understanding of cloud computing and distributed systems  

• Familiar with cloud deployment/monitoring tools  

• Ability to make decisions and perform risk analysis to maximize coverage based on risk and time  

• Excellent interpersonal skills  

• Demonstrated knowledge of writing test plans and test cases and have a quality mindset  
• Well organized, creative, and detail-oriented, a self-starter who can identify problems, taking initiative to propose solutions, and successfully executing plans.  

What is nice to have: 

• Postman API contract level testing 

• Cloud performance/load testing experience  

• Reliability testing experience  

• Familiar with microservices and API contract testing  

• Familiarity with networking and databases  
• Some experience testing mobile apps  

Learn about the Vivint Culture and why it’s a great place to grow your career!

Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about:

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables

WORKING CONDITIONS: 

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.  

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