Innovate. Collaborate. Build. Create. Solve. The KPMG Digital Lighthouse is KPMG's award-winning Analytics & AI Center of Excellence recognized by clients and leading analyst firms in the US and globally. The KPMG Lighthouse is a curation of specialized technical capabilities and domain experts working across the digital landscape: applied data science, AI, data engineering and insights, software engineering, automation, and big data. Here, you'll work with a diverse team of professionals to explore and build solutions for clients in a multiplatform environment. You'll be an important part of our high-energy, unique, fast-paced, and innovative culture that delivers with the agility of a tech startup and the backing of a leading global consulting firm. In this particular role, you'll work specifically in the AI Analytics & Engineering Community within the Digital Lighthouse, on a wide range of projects. From applied AI to optimization to big data platform engineering, your analytical and technical skills will drive real impact in the business world.

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KPMG is currently seeking an Advisory Intern for our Lighthouse practice in Consulting.

Responsibilities:

• Work side by side with client-facing KPMG teams to improve the quality, reliability and overall user experience of our clients most critical systems and technologies

• Help define the strategy and shape the techniques that will evaluate digital solution quality and support testing activities

• Contribute to the development of testing strategies and tools to test industry leading package applications, custom built specialized applications and the latest emerging technologies across all industries

• Work with the team to develop and validate test conditions, test scripts / user stories and expected results for all test phases; undertake test planning activities and conduct manual and automated test activities for Agile and/or Waterfall deliveries

• Support the development of automated testing solutions that utilize the latest test automation technologies

• Support KPMG and client engineering teams accountable for resolving critical issues and help prioritize issues for resolution prior to go-live; help develop intuitive and informative reporting dashboards and executive reporting packages to communicate status and key information related to systems quality and go-live readiness

Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing the following degrees/majors; Bachelors or Masters degree, preferably in technical sciences or Information Systems

• Must have a current/most recent GPA of 3.00 or above

• Knowledge of different software development methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative and Agile)

• Dedication and passion for systems and product quality with natural curiosity to detect and resolve critical issues, awareness and knowledge of test planning, test execution and defect management process

• Exposure to Webservices, SQL, Scripting(JS/Python/Perl) is preferred; ISTQB Software Testing Certification/PMP/Certified Scrum Professional certifications are preferred

• Understanding of Test Automation tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, MicroFocus UFT and Test Management tools such as JIRA, TFS (ADO) and/or ALM

• Excellent communication, time management and leadership skills; flexible and adaptable team player; and resourceful in delivering high quality work

• Ability to explain technical concepts and analytics-driven findings to businesspeople and explain business processes, concepts, challenges and issues to technical resources

• Strong technical aptitude, demonstrated quality service mindset, critical thinking and quantitative skills and ability to navigate MS Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa).

KPMG LLP (the U.S. member firm of KPMG International) offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

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