What are the responsibilities and job description for the IT Architect Intern - Columbus, OH position at Kimball Midwest?
This is a fully onsite internship designed for handson learning, close mentorship, and daytoday collaboration with your IT team.
Why Interns Love Kimball Midwest
Kimball Midwest is a familyowned distributor with a strong Midwest culture and a long history of investing in people. Our IT team partners directly with the business to solve real problems across operations, supply chain, sales, and corporate functions.
Our internship program is a real, handson experience-not just a resume booster. Interns work onsite with experienced professionals, contribute to meaningful projects, and see how technology decisions impact the business.
Many of our interns return to Kimball Midwest as fulltime associates after graduation. We invest in your learning, mentorship, and growth-during the summer and beyond
Why this role
This internship is ideal for students who enjoy bigpicture thinking and want to understand how applications, data, infrastructure, and security fit together. You'll work alongside experienced IT architects and contribute to a real design project from concept through proofofconcept.
What you'll do
* Learn and apply core IT architecture concepts used in an enterprise environment
* Support the design of IT solutions that align with business needs and technology standards
* Create architecture and project artifacts such as diagrams, documentation, and user stories
* Collaborate with architects, scrum teams, and IT leaders
* Participate in project meetings and provide regular status updates
* Help create documentation and training materials for technical and nontechnical audiences
What you'll learn
* How enterprise IT architecture decisions are made
* How to translate business needs into technical designs
* How architects collaborate with development and infrastructure teams
What we're looking for
* Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or a related field
* Strong foundation in core computer science concepts (data structures, OOP, networking, etc.)
* Interest in systems design and enterprise technology
Additional Information
Internship starts on May 18, 2026 and will last for 12 weeks.
Kimball Midwest is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a program of recruitment of females, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, qualifying veterans and any other classification that is protected by federal, state or local law.
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