Cloud Management Practitioner Finops Internship

IT accelerates the success of IDEXX employees and customers by providing scalable and innovative solutions and leadership. We are a global organization that supports all technology needed to deliver products and solutions to customers enabling them to focus on delivering high quality patient care.  We strive to provide exceptional customer service and experience in the most efficient means possible, requiring alignment and cross-functional communication. 

The FinOps function partners with multiple teams across IDEXX to drive the business value of enterprise cloud investments by establishing operations that create visibility, foster collaboration, generate optimization, and introduce governance. 

Join us for a 12-week internship with the IDEXX Cloud Management FinOps team.

Location: We prefer you to be driving distance to corporate HQ in Westbrook, Maine to work hybrid, but would also consider someone 100% virtual in the US, preferring EST or CST time zones.

In this internship role you would…

• Participate as a key member of the FinOps team.
• Receive exposure to IDEXX's cloud spend and the applications it supports.
• Further progress on creation of a cloud data ecosystem to be leveraged for various analytical purposes.
• Create, curate, summarize, present data sets and research findings to the FinOps team.
• Support creation of standardized processes to promote consistency and scalability.

Day-to-day asks are likely to include:

• Collect relevant data sources and ingest within the cloud data ecosystem.
• Analysis on large sets of cloud spend data.
• Create interactive visual analytics via dashboards.
• Document processes on data ingestion, visual analytics creation.
• Partner with other FinOps members across DevOps and Finance.
• Research issues/questions as needed.

Ideal skills for this role include:

• Familiarity with cloud computing basics.
• Proficient with MS Excel and with dashboard preparation (using Power BI or Tableau)
• Familiarity with SQL or other similar querying language.
• Initiative and self-motivation to work with latitude for independent judgement.
• Can work with complex instructions and apply themselves to technical work.
• Ability to problem solve and draw conclusions, in some cases with limited information.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.

Requirements for the role include:

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program majoring in Finance, Data/Analytics, or other related technology majors.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and must have completed at least one year of college.
• A track record of student success and potential as demonstrated by GPA, research portfolio, prior work experiences and/or the recommendation of a professor preferred.

What’s in it for you:
You would get exposure to a Cloud Management FinOps team on a journey to maximize the value of cloud at IDEXX, a global leader in pet healthcare innovation.

Why IDEXX?

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from diseases. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery.   At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.