IT Engineer intern

2026 IT Engineer Paid Intern (Jan and May hires)

Riverton, UT, USA (Hybrid)

To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences, and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is looking for IT Engineer interns to help in our IT department and participate in maintaining and updating IT systems (hardware and software) utilized by the Church. If you are an upbeat and dedicated individual who loves to learn new technologies, and you’re looking for a technical internship, keep reading!

This internship position represents an exciting opportunity to work for one of the largest information technology centers in the Wasatch front. This individual works with divine guidance to provide or support technology that furthers the mission of the Church and reflects the eternal impact of the gospel.

• Provisioning and deployment of network and server hardware worldwide, including Meraki networking gear.
• Assisting with migrations from on‑premise data centers to cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Monitoring system activity for outages or system overload.
• Responding to incidents and fulfilling common requests from other IT customers.
• Replacing/upgrading existing hardware within the data center.
• Managing/updating the Configuration Management Database.
• Implementing system monitoring/reporting technology using Service Now.
• Working with state‑of‑the‑art tools to help develop enterprise solutions.
• Being mentored by highly experienced IT professionals.

We hasten the Lord’s work in an important way and are committed to the well‑being of our employees and supporting them in becoming their best selves. Our focus on physical and mental health, financial security, and personal and professional development helps employees create more energy, purpose, and balance in life.

• Flexible work schedules that include remote and hybrid options for certain positions.
• High deductible medical plan.
• On‑site fitness facility.

This 40‑hour per week internship is expected to last approximately 4 months. Normal office hours are between 8:00 am–5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Your manager may adjust your shift to meet the needs of the team. The office is located in Riverton, Utah. Hybrid and remote options are available.

• Currently enrolled or recently graduated from an accredited college or university.
• Internship is for current temple‑worthy members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints.
• Experience with or knowledge of network switches, routers, VLANs, firewalls, IP addresses, network masks, DNS, DHCP, OSI models, and system administration.
• Experience with cloud technologies and services such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with data centers.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with and providing information to management levels.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Windows Servers, Linux, Microsoft Office Suite (required);
  Oracle APEX, scripting, HTML editing (suggested).
• Strong technical and creative writing skills.
• Understanding of server and network concepts.
• Familiarity and experience with AI and automation encouraged.

All positions are subject to close without notice. Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. The Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings—giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.