Bessemer Trust is seeking an Infrastructure Engineering Intern with a strong foundation in systems engineering, scripting, and evaluating emerging technologies. This role involves assisting senior engineers in managing and automating various infrastructure components, ensuring security and compliance across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

The Bessemer Trust Internship Program:

Our summer internship program offers real world experience working side-by-side with experts from departments and offices across our firm.  Working within your designated team, you will manage individual and group projects, interact with senior leaders, and attend a variety of career development sessions. You will also network with fellow interns in-person and virtually, as well as during our intern days held in our New York headquarters.   

This 10-week program is designed to mimic the experience of a full-time employee, providing an opportunity to build subject matter expertise and enhance your career at Bessemer and beyond.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Under the supervision of senior engineers, develop and enhance infrastructure automation scripts to:
• Implement system changes and automation of operational tasks
• Improve and maintain system security
• Customize system settings, configurations, and infrastructure orchestration
• Participate in the evaluation and integration of new and emerging technologies
• Contribute to the development of infrastructure requirements for new projects and applications
• Assist in documentation, testing, and research efforts
• Support the management and optimization of cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including some of all of the following: AWS, VMware, and Windows/Linux environments, Cisco / Meraki and Arista networking components and Palo Alto firewalls and other infrastructure

Qualifications:

• Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Ideally, the candidate will have an understanding of more than one of the technologies or tools from the following list:
  • Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, VMware)
  • Scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or equivalent
  • Infrastructure Automation and Orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, Jenkins, Puppet, Chef)
  • Operating Systems: Windows Server/Desktop OS, Linux
  • An understanding of orchestration platforms, workflow design, and basic programming languages (e.g., SQL, JavaScript, PHP, C#) is a plus

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $24.00 - $26.00. Hourly rates will vary and will be based on various factors.

About Bessemer Trust
Bessemer Trust is a leading multifamily office, overseeing more than $200 billion in assets for 3,000 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its 1,200 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.

Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel. 

Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer's adherence to putting clients' interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.

Key Facts

• For 117 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
• Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
• To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history, click here.
• To learn more about Bessemer Trust, click here.

 About Our Employee Rewards and Benefits

We provide exceptional rewards and benefits that are among the best in the industry, giving our people access to a wide range of options, including:

• Competitive base salary plus discretionary annual bonus for select positions
• A 401(k) plan with a generous annual profit-sharing contribution
• Personalized development and career opportunities, including tuition reimbursement support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with zero contributions for employee coverage
• Employee assistance (EAP) and wellness programs
• Hybrid work environment: 60% in office, 40% remote for most positions
• Paid time off and paid parental leave
• Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal services and financial wellness plans at no cost to employees

Bessemer Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.