IT Application Intern

📍 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
⏳ Duration: Minimum 6 months
🎓 Type: Internship (Bachelor / Master / Graduation)
🚀 Start Date: Early February 2027

Do you want to be part of the Hunter Douglas DREAM?

Are you a student with a strong interest in technology, digital transformation, and innovation? Do you want to work on real IT initiatives that impact a global organization?

At Hunter Douglas, the world leader in window coverings and architectural products, we offer a broad IT Internship Programme within our international technology organization in Rotterdam. 
Our internships are designed to give you hands-on experience, exposure to complex enterprise environments, and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to real projects — not just observe.

Depending on your background, interests, and study phase, you will be matched to a suitable IT focus area.

🔧 Internship Focus Areas

As part of the IT Internship Programme, you may contribute to work in one or more of the following domains:

• Cybersecurity 
  Supporting cybersecurity engineering, tooling, documentation, monitoring, and risk-related initiatives within a global IT landscape.

• AI Engineering & AI Product Delivery 
  Working on AI-driven applications, supporting software development, feature implementation, and end‑to‑end product delivery in close collaboration with engineers and business stakeholders.

• AI & Technology Project Management 
  Supporting planning, coordination, and execution of AI or IT projects by translating business needs into concrete actions, tracking progress, and ensuring alignment between teams.

• Future‑Proof Architecture & Engineering (e.g. Pricing & Core Systems) 
  Contributing to the analysis, design, and development of scalable, modern architectures (e.g., cloud, .NET, Azure), including research, Proof of Concepts, and strategic technology decisions.

• IT Application Discovery & Enterprise Architecture 
  Analysing and documenting application landscapes, integrations, dependencies, and ownership to support strategic initiatives such as ERP transformations, cloud migration, and application rationalisation.

• IT Project, Vendor & Contract Management 
  Supporting IT implementation projects as well as vendor and contract management activities, including reporting, governance, coordination with suppliers, and process improvement.

• Technology Governance & Operations 
  Supporting IT documentation, reporting, compliance, tooling alignment, and governance processes across a complex international organization

Your exact internship scope will be aligned with your profile, study requirements, and current IT initiatives.

🛠 What You’ll Do

Across our IT internships, you will:

• Work on active IT, AI, security, architecture, or transformation initiatives

• Support analysis, design, implementation, coordination, or governance activities

• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, architects, business stakeholders, and external partners

• Gain experience with enterprise systems, cloud platforms, tooling, and structured ways of working (Agile, reporting, documentation)

• Contribute to clear documentation, insights, and improvements, not just execution

👩‍💻 Who You Are

You are curious, proactive, and motivated to develop yourself within IT and technology:

• Enrolled in a Dutch (NL‑based) University or HBO programme (Bachelor, Master, or Graduation stage) 
  (e.g., IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business IT, Data, Information Management, or related fields)

• Interested in how technology supports real business processes and global operations

• Analytical, structured, and comfortable working with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

• Eager to learn, take ownership, and work in an international environment

• Fluent in English (both written and spoken); other languages are a plus

🌱 What We Offer

At Hunter Douglas, you will not just observe — you will contribute:

• Hands‑on experience in a complex, international IT environment

• Exposure to real engineering, project delivery, architecture, and governance challenges

• Mentorship from experienced IT, AI, cybersecurity, architecture, and project professionals

• A collaborative, supportive, and pragmatic working culture

• An inspiring workplace in Rotterdam, with hybrid working options where applicable

• A strong foundation for a future career in technology, engineering, or IT leadership
• Hybrid working arrangement: 4 days work for the office, 1 day work from home

• Travel compensation 

• Monthly allowance of €650

📩 Interested?

Apply to our IT Internship Programme, and we will match your profile to the most suitable opportunity within our IT organization.

Apply now and start building your future with Hunter Douglas.