What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern, Infrastructure and Technology position at Kapitus?
Description
This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in IT infrastructure management and asset lifecycle management. The intern will support the SysAdmin team by working on the refurbishing of laptops, managing asset inventories, and assisting the Cloud Ops team with cloud security tasks.The SysAdmin team is responsible for the management and maintenance of Kapitus’ IT Infrastructure. This includes ensuring the smooth and secure operation of servers, networks, applications, and technology assets. The team plays a critical role in maintaining the technological foundation of the organization, enabling the company to operate efficiently and securely. Our work ensures that the company’s IT infrastructure is always up and running smoothly, supporting every part of the business from operations to customer-facing services.
What You’ll Do
Asset Management and Refurbishment
At Kapitus, we strive to empower every business to succeed by providing the best financing options – when they need it and how they need it. Whether we are working with a business directly or through a strategic partner, we will work diligently to provide the most convenient, cost- effective and appropriate financing solution for a business’s needs. We promise to keep the best interests of our clients at the center of the financing process by operating with transparency, fairness, and integrity. We will continue to empower small businesses to make educated financial decisions, as we have since our inception in 2006.
About Us: Kapitus is one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. As both a direct lender and a marketplace built with a trusted network of lending partners, we are able to provide small businesses the financing they need, when and how it is needed.We’ve spent the past 15 years building a culture that makes us excited to come to work in the morning. Our company is fast paced, teammates need to be self-directed and have an internal motivation to do the right thing, even when the right thing takes a lot of hard work.We show our teammates our appreciation by offering great benefits, competitive pay, and solid opportunity for growth.
Consideration will be given to qualified remote candidates residing in states where Kapitus and/or one of its subsidiaries has an established physical presence.
This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in IT infrastructure management and asset lifecycle management. The intern will support the SysAdmin team by working on the refurbishing of laptops, managing asset inventories, and assisting the Cloud Ops team with cloud security tasks.The SysAdmin team is responsible for the management and maintenance of Kapitus’ IT Infrastructure. This includes ensuring the smooth and secure operation of servers, networks, applications, and technology assets. The team plays a critical role in maintaining the technological foundation of the organization, enabling the company to operate efficiently and securely. Our work ensures that the company’s IT infrastructure is always up and running smoothly, supporting every part of the business from operations to customer-facing services.
What You’ll Do
Asset Management and Refurbishment
- Organize and separate returned laptops into "refurbish" and "recycle" categories.
- Update the Intune and JIRA Assets systems accordingly.
- Refurbish laptops by performing basic tasks such as reinstalling software, updating firmware, and ensuring the devices are in good working condition.
- Label and inventory older laptops marked for recycling and coordinate the secure data destruction process.
- Review and document AWS IAM users and permissions for compliance with security standards.
- Analyze S3 bucket configurations to ensure they meet security best practices.
- Assist with any necessary updates or remediation based on findings.
- Organize returned laptops, separate those to be refurbished from those to be recycled, and label them accurately.
- Update asset records in Intune and JIRA Assets, ensuring proper tracking of the devices.
- Perform basic refurbishing tasks on laptops, such as reformatting, installing necessary software, and ensuring devices are ready for redeployment.
- Coordinate with third-party vendors for the secure pickup of devices that need to be recycled and assist in the destruction process.
- Help review AWS IAM users and S3 bucket configurations for security compliance, working with the Cloud Ops team to identify and address any issues.
- The ability to accurately document and track all assets and changes in systems like Intune and JIRA Assets.
- Familiarity with asset management processes and lifecycle, though not mandatory, is a plus.
- Some experience with AWS cloud services, particularly IAM and S3 buckets, would be beneficial, but not required.
- The intern should be comfortable working with IT systems and devices, including laptops, and have basic troubleshooting skills.
- The intern should be able to handle multiple tasks, organize assets efficiently, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to clearly communicate progress, challenges, and solutions in a team setting.
At Kapitus, we strive to empower every business to succeed by providing the best financing options – when they need it and how they need it. Whether we are working with a business directly or through a strategic partner, we will work diligently to provide the most convenient, cost- effective and appropriate financing solution for a business’s needs. We promise to keep the best interests of our clients at the center of the financing process by operating with transparency, fairness, and integrity. We will continue to empower small businesses to make educated financial decisions, as we have since our inception in 2006.
About Us: Kapitus is one of the most reliable and respected names in small business financing. As both a direct lender and a marketplace built with a trusted network of lending partners, we are able to provide small businesses the financing they need, when and how it is needed.We’ve spent the past 15 years building a culture that makes us excited to come to work in the morning. Our company is fast paced, teammates need to be self-directed and have an internal motivation to do the right thing, even when the right thing takes a lot of hard work.We show our teammates our appreciation by offering great benefits, competitive pay, and solid opportunity for growth.
Consideration will be given to qualified remote candidates residing in states where Kapitus and/or one of its subsidiaries has an established physical presence.
