Student, Business Technology Planning and Architecture - Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Job Description

OpportunityAre you looking to complement your academic knowledge with professional ‘real world’ experience Are you a purpose-driven individual who wants to contribute to your community Do you enthusiastically follow financial markets or seek out emerging trends in technology If so, a student position at AIMCo might be the opportunity for you to gain the experience you need to launch your career while contributing to the financial security of hundreds of thousands of Albertans.Highly successful students at AIMCo share many of the same characteristics. They are intellectually curious, diligent and responsible, with a desire to enhance their finance, data, programming and communications skills. They take advantage of their time at AIMCo by building relationships with our talented workforce and each other. AIMCo’s students support one another through challenges and enthusiastically celebrate their accomplishments. Often, they use their term to enhance their technical skillsets and build out their professional network.AIMCo’s Planning and Architecture team is seeking a Summer Student to complement its existing team, and to assist in the day to day work of the department. The student will assist in planning and architecture services to support the organization in achieving its mandates, goals, and business objectives, and will maximize the potential of available information technology applications and systems.Responsibilities

• Administrative support capturing business needs
• Prioritizing business initiatives
• Gathering information related to systems in use by AIMCo

Ideal Candidate Qualifications

• Completion of second- or third-year undergraduate studies in Information Management, Computer Science / Engineering
• Proficient with Microsoft Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook)
• Basic programming skills, preferably Python / R
• Strong organization and problem-solving abilities
• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• An ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure to meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to AIMCo’s core values of excellence, transparency, humility, integrity and collaboration, and inspires the same in others

Success Measures

• Basic understanding of IT function to help the student understand what areas of IT they might be interested in and what their first career step can look like.
• Good understanding of technology strategy and planning, enterprise architecture, and solution architecture functions including capabilities, processes, frameworks, tools, etc.,
• Hands on experience managing and administrating the planning and architecture book of work using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Hands on experience building knowledge repository for various architecture artifacts
• Support technology governance processes and coordinate effort across various stakeholders.
• Learn how to use analytics tools such Power BI to support BT Investment and Operational performance reporting
• Basic understanding to the foundation of investment management and the financial industry.
• Knowledge of the systems currently used at AIMCo including SimCorp Dimension, Eagle Pace, Calypso, Charles River and TIBCO.

Benefits and Rewards

• Exciting special project work and stretch assignments
• Ongoing training, coaching and educational reimbursement programs
• Health care spending account and onsite fitness facilities

About AIMCoAlberta Investment Management Corporation, AIMCo, is one of Canadas largest and most diversified institutional investment managers with CAD $168.3 billion of assets under management, as of December 31, 2021. AIMCo invests globally on behalf of 32 pension, endowment, and government funds in the Province of Alberta.At AIMCo, youll be part of a Results-Only Work Environment™ that enables employees to choose where and when they work. An outcome-based goal-setting methodology ensures that our people leaders and employees are all focused on the same measurable goals.Next StepsWe are excited to meet you. Please submit your resume or CV to be considered for this opportunity. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and we will be in touch with any questions.Final candidates will be asked to undergo a security screening, which includes a credit bureau and a criminal record investigation, the results of which must be acceptable to AIMCo.ALERT - Be on the lookout for AIMCo career opportunities advertised through third parties that request an application fee or too much information. To verify, all opportunities are posted on aimco.ca/jobsJob Reference: CA00580Quick Apply

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