Accelerate Network IT Intern - Summer 2025

Avis Budget Group
United States, New Jersey, Parsippany
Jan 03, 2025
Want to accelerate your career? Join a team of driven people, performing with purpose. At Avis Budget Group, we are proud to be a performance driven organization. Our 24,000+ employees encourage each other to be at their best through outstanding leadership, training and tools and rewards. As a participant of our ABG Accelerate internship program you will be encouraged to explore different areas of our business to grow both personally and professionally to jump start a rewarding career. The 10 Week Accelerate Internship Program consists of: Learning the ins and outs of your department Professional development workshops Hearing from our leaders to learn more about our business Networking with our senior leadership team Visiting our field operations to learn how your team influences our daily operations The impact you'll make: As a Network Specialist, you will directly impact and transform network technologies across the organization to improve external and internal customer experience What you'll do: Learn network technologies: MPLS, SDWAN, LAN, WLAN and much more Learn how different parts of IT and business enable customer service Drive operational issues to resolution What we're looking for: Active enrollment at college/university with a graduation date of Spring 2026 - a rising senior; pursuing a degree in Information Systems, Network engineering, Computer Science, IT administration or a related field. Ability to work full-time in office at our World HQ in Parsippany, NJ for the 10 week program Ability to breakdown complex projects into individual tasks and drive them to completion Owner who takes accountability and responsibility for customer experience and operational excellence Skills and abilities you should have: Basic knowledge of OSI and TCP/IP models Routing protocol basics, Dijkstra's algorithm Academic understanding of Local Area Network technologies, specifically Ethernet Academic understanding of cryptography Strong communication skills Extra points for this: Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF Scripting and programming languages: Python Version control system: GitHub, Bitbucket or Gitlab Who are we? Glad you asked! Avis Budget Group is a leading provider of mobility options, with brands including Avis, Budget & Budget Truck, and Zipcar. With more than 70 years of experience and 11,000 locations in 180 countries, we are shaping the future of our industry and want you to join us in our mission. Apply today to get connected to an exciting career, a supportive family of employees and a world of opportunities. The fine print: Avis Budget Group is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/Veterans/Disabled. This advertisement does not constitute a promise or guarantee of employment. This advertisement describes the general nature and level of this position only. Essential functions and responsibilities may change as business needs require. This position may be with any affiliate of Avis Budget Group. #POST Parsippany New Jersey United States of America