IT Technical Advisor– 4 month Internship/Coop (Summer 2026)

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times.

Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented below is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well.

Salary range (but not limited to):

57,000 - 71,200

 

About the role

Launching your tech career at Intact means joining a diverse team of more than 3,000 Digital, Data and Tech experts working at the intersection of what exists and what’s possible. Here, you’ll be supported by forward-thinking leaders who celebrate shared success, and you’ll help push the industry forward with digital solutions that go beyond insurance to offer everyday value to millions of people. You’ll grow personally and professionally with access to cutting-edge technology-driven learning platforms and make lasting connections near and far. Most importantly, you’ll discover how exciting the “real world” can be. 

 
Here, your career will take off 🚀 

We are looking for  IT technical Advisor  interns to join 3 of our specialized IT teams!  

Depending on your team assignment, here’s what you’ll do here:  

IT FinOps

• Help extract data sets and make sense of them for analysis and recommendation purposes through dashboards and reports.
• Formulate recommendations and participate in the improvement of system development and maintenance processes.
• Ensure system optimization and verify their compliance with quality standards by analyzing and formulating creative suggestions to improve services and user experiences.
• Use creativity and find new ways to improve our processes and service offerings.

Unix IT Advisor

• Provide proactive and reactive support within the Unix team to maintain system functionality and effective communication.
• Engage in cybersecurity, automation, and cloud initiatives; collaborate in an Agile team for brainstorming and solution finding; and contribute to project and process improvements.  
• Develop and update procedures and documentation, optimize systems, and ensure compliance with quality standards by offering creative solutions for service and user experience enhancements.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) & Intelligent Operations 

• Work within dedicated sub-teams like the Application Programming Interface (API) team for performance quality assurance (QA), the login platform handling terabytes of logs, or site reliability engineering (SRE) in Java practice, collaborating with scrum masters and product owners. 
• Interact with colleagues across teams, focus on performance monitoring, collaborate with the infrastructure team to address disparities, and ensure effective communication. 
• Engage in projects such as observability onboarding for an app, implementing monitoring solutions, testing AI features, and reviewing tool migration processes between two cloud services. 

What you bring to the table:  

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s (or Master’s, if applicable) degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Systems Network or a related field. 
• Available to work with us full-time, 35 hours per week, from May 4 to August 21, 2026
• Be an active student during your internship and/or returning to school in next Fall 2026 following your internship. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to simplify complex topics and work effectively across teams and seniority levels, both in person and virtually. 
• Experience in data management/analysis
• Foundational understanding of technology, networking, cybersecurity, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) (asset)
• Eagerness to learn and develop skills, particularly in technical areas such as programming (e.g., Python), while having proficient use of essential tools like MS Office. 
• Be bilingual (English and French). Need to interact regularly with colleagues across the country.  
   

Your career starts here.  Apply today!  

We can’t wait to learn more about you. When you complete your application, remember to include your resume and University/College transcript. We hire co-ops every semester (Winter, Summer and Fall)!  

We’re accepting applications now through January 23, 2026. All submissions will be reviewed during this time, as well as after the posting closes.  

Il s'agit d'un nouveau rôle au sein de notre équipe en plein croissance | This role is a new member of our growing team.

We are an equal opportunity employer

At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.

We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.

If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.

Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.

Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.

If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.