Intern - QA Manual Engineer

Are you excited to work with innovative security products?

Are you passionate about continuous improvement of QA processes?

Join Akamai Enterprise Security Group!

Akamai is a global leader in micro-segmentation and data center security. Our team boasts some of the field's most talented and experienced cybersecurity and data center experts, working on products that protect organizations worldwide.

As a participant in our program, you will gain valuable experience and contribute through meaningful project work. You will have the opportunity to join us for training, networking events, and engagements with company leadership. Our internships are open for current students.

Duration: 6 months, full-time

Partner with the best

As a QA Manual Engineer Intern, you will collaborate with developers, UX designers, and product managers to test scalable web applications. This position suits students or recent graduates looking to develop expertise in manual QA, testing methods, and software quality practices.

As an QA Manual Engineer Intern, you will be responsible for:

Executing manual test cases for front-end and back-end features
Performing functional, regression, and exploratory testing
Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects; verifying fixes with engineering teams
Validating feature requirements and acceptance criteria
Collaborating with engineers, UX designers, and product managers to ensure quality delivery.
Contributing to test documentation and continuous improvement of QA processes

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Be a student in a Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
Have basic understanding of software testing or great interest in QA
Have familiarity with Linux and/or Windows environments
Have basic knowledge of networking concepts and security fundamentals.
Have good attention to detail, and willingness to learn
Have good written and verbal English communication skills

Work in a way that works for you

This is a flexible role and may be performed at your home and/or the local Akamai office (in the country advertised). We are happy to discuss working options in this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more details when you apply.

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

Through our intern and co-op programs we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Students also gain the following benefits directly from our programs:
Mentorship
Career development trainings
Visibility into senior leadership through Fireside Chats
Networking and social events with an international intern cohort
Fun perks including Akamai branded merchandise

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! By the end of your assignment, you will gain a network of encouraging colleagues ready to support you in your studies and beyond.