IT Intern, Solutions Architecture - AI

American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company is a leading provider of annuity solutions designed to help clients protect and grow retirement income. Part of Brookfield Wealth Solutions, we partner with more than 40,000 financial professionals and help fund over half a million retirements nationwide. Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies and named a Top Workplace in Iowa, American Equity fosters a collaborative and purpose-driven culture where employees are empowered to ignite their passion and help shape the future of financial services.

Headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, with satellite offices in New York, NY, American Equity provides opportunities for employees to support work across the enterprise, including our sister company, American National, headquartered in Houston, Texas.

The primary role of the Solution Architect - AI Intern is to support ongoing architecture projects through research, solution design, software development, system documentation, and hands-on programming in a hybrid cloud environment. While the position may contribute to a variety of technology initiatives, its primary workload will focus on designing, developing, and improving solutions that leverage artificial intelligence to achieve business objectives.

The intern collaborates with technical teammates and business partners in the financial industry to evaluate opportunities, build prototypes, enhance current processes and technology, and apply AI capabilities responsibly within the enterprise. The intern provides valuable support to professional staff within organizational functions that align with their field of study and contributes to ongoing projects while gaining hands-on experience in a structured, professional environment.

The American Equity Launchpad Internship Program is designed to identify, develop, and empower the next generation of talent. Through meaningful project work, mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities, interns gain real-world experience while building the skills and connections needed to launch their careers.

The Launchpad Internship Program is a 10-12 week, in-person experience based in our downtown Des Moines office. Interns gain hands-on experience, collaborate with professionals across the organization, and contribute to work that drives meaningful business outcomes.

• Contribute to meaningful projects that deliver real business impact.
• Receive dedicated mentorship from leaders and colleagues across the organization.
• Participate in an Intern Hack-a-thon focused on solving real business challenges and presenting innovative solutions to company leaders.
• Develop professional skills through learning sessions, leadership presentations, and networking opportunities.
• Engage in community service projects, Des Moines Intern Connections events, and social activities with fellow interns.
• Receive competitive compensation, including a housing stipend and recognition opportunities.

• Participates and provides value to ongoing projects of assigned area.
• Prepares, codes, debugs, and tests programs and hybrid cloud environment.
• Creates and maintains various system diagrams and technology roadmaps.
• Assists with discovery of internal and external customers’ critical business issues and requirements.
• Ensures applications supporting American Equity are compliant, and technically resilient enough to meet established requirements.
• Analyzes and understand current, legacy, and future workloads to evaluate and implement areas of optimization, as well as the longevity and viability of the system or process.
• Conducts research and development around…