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IT Architect CPT jobs let F-1 students apply enterprise design skills in real production environments, with work that your DSO must confirm is an integral part of your curriculum. Roles typically involve systems integration, infrastructure planning, or cloud architecture, so your academic program's alignment to those deliverables is what unlocks CPT authorization.
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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Atlanta, Georgia
Workplace Type: On-site
Job Type: Internship
Job Summary
Heli America is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive IT Business Analyst Intern to support internal technology projects, business system improvements, and digital transformation initiatives. This position will work closely with business users and the IT team to collect and analyze product and system requirements, document business processes, support functional testing and user acceptance testing, and help ensure technology solutions meet operational needs. The internship offers practical exposure to the full lifecycle of an internal IT product, from identifying business needs and defining requirements to testing, implementation, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Communicate with internal departments to collect business needs, system requirements, operational challenges, and user feedback.
- Assist in organizing interviews, meetings, and requirement-gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
- Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for system enhancement, process improvement, and automation.
- Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Prepare and maintain requirement documents, meeting notes, project trackers, workflow diagrams, and other project documentation.
- Assist the IT team in evaluating requirement priorities, dependencies, risks, and implementation feasibility.
- Develop and execute test cases for new system functions, product enhancements, integrations, and system updates.
- Support functional testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
- Identify, document, reproduce, and track system defects and usability issues.
- Coordinate with users, developers, and external service providers to follow up on issues and validate corrective actions.
- Verify completed enhancements and confirm that delivered solutions meet approved business requirements.
- Support system implementation, user communication, training materials, user guides, and post-launch feedback collection.
- Assist with other IT projects and business system improvement initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with both business users and technical team members.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to document information clearly and accurately.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, follow up on action items, and meet project deadlines.
- Basic understanding of software development, system implementation, business process analysis, or software testing is preferred.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Visio, Power BI, SQL, or similar tools is a plus.
- Bilingual English and Chinese communication skills are a plus but not required.
What You Will Gain
- Hands-on experience with business requirement gathering and IT product lifecycle management.
- Practical experience translating operational needs into system and product requirements.
- Exposure to functional testing, defect management, user acceptance testing, and system implementation.
- Opportunities to work with multiple business functions and understand how technology supports corporate operations.
- Experience collaborating with internal users, IT professionals, developers, and external technology partners.
- A deeper understanding of enterprise systems, digital transformation, and cross-functional project execution.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Workplace Type: On-site
Job Type: Internship
Job Summary
Heli America is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive IT Business Analyst Intern to support internal technology projects, business system improvements, and digital transformation initiatives. This position will work closely with business users and the IT team to collect and analyze product and system requirements, document business processes, support functional testing and user acceptance testing, and help ensure technology solutions meet operational needs. The internship offers practical exposure to the full lifecycle of an internal IT product, from identifying business needs and defining requirements to testing, implementation, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Communicate with internal departments to collect business needs, system requirements, operational challenges, and user feedback.
- Assist in organizing interviews, meetings, and requirement-gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
- Analyze existing business processes and identify opportunities for system enhancement, process improvement, and automation.
- Translate business needs into clear functional requirements, user stories, process flows, and acceptance criteria.
- Prepare and maintain requirement documents, meeting notes, project trackers, workflow diagrams, and other project documentation.
- Assist the IT team in evaluating requirement priorities, dependencies, risks, and implementation feasibility.
- Develop and execute test cases for new system functions, product enhancements, integrations, and system updates.
- Support functional testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing.
- Identify, document, reproduce, and track system defects and usability issues.
- Coordinate with users, developers, and external service providers to follow up on issues and validate corrective actions.
- Verify completed enhancements and confirm that delivered solutions meet approved business requirements.
- Support system implementation, user communication, training materials, user guides, and post-launch feedback collection.
- Assist with other IT projects and business system improvement initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with both business users and technical team members.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to document information clearly and accurately.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, follow up on action items, and meet project deadlines.
- Basic understanding of software development, system implementation, business process analysis, or software testing is preferred.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Visio, Power BI, SQL, or similar tools is a plus.
- Bilingual English and Chinese communication skills are a plus but not required.
What You Will Gain
- Hands-on experience with business requirement gathering and IT product lifecycle management.
- Practical experience translating operational needs into system and product requirements.
- Exposure to functional testing, defect management, user acceptance testing, and system implementation.
- Opportunities to work with multiple business functions and understand how technology supports corporate operations.
- Experience collaborating with internal users, IT professionals, developers, and external technology partners.
- A deeper understanding of enterprise systems, digital transformation, and cross-functional project execution.
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Get Access To All JobsIT Architect CPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do IT Architect roles typically qualify for CPT authorization?
Yes, provided your academic program includes coursework in systems design, enterprise architecture, or related technical disciplines. Your DSO evaluates whether the specific duties in your offer letter connect to your curriculum. Roles focused on infrastructure planning, solution design, or cloud architecture have a clear academic tie-in, but general IT support or project management roles may not satisfy the integral-part requirement without additional documentation.
Can I work as an IT Architect on CPT before finishing my degree?
CPT is available before graduation as long as your DSO authorizes it and the work is part of your program requirements. Many IT Architect CPT positions are structured as co-ops or practicum placements tied to a specific course. Full-time CPT used for 12 months or more eliminates your OPT eligibility, so confirm your total CPT usage with your DSO before committing to a long engagement.
What documentation does my employer need to support my CPT?
Your employer needs to provide a written offer letter that details your job title, duties, compensation structure, work location, and start and end dates. The letter must be specific enough for your DSO to confirm the work aligns with your coursework. Vague descriptions like 'technology consulting' typically require revision before your school will issue an amended I-20 authorizing CPT.
How do I find IT Architect employers who are experienced with F-1 CPT hiring?
Migrate Mate lets you filter employers by their DOL Labor Condition Application filing history, which shows which companies have actively sponsored work visas for technical roles. Employers with LCA activity in architect and systems design occupations are more likely to have HR processes already built for F-1 work authorization, making CPT onboarding faster and less likely to stall.
Does CPT experience as an IT Architect help with future H-1B sponsorship?
CPT work in an IT Architect role builds the documented experience history that strengthens an H-1B visa specialty occupation petition later. USCIS evaluates whether the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. CPT positions that involve enterprise architecture, systems integration, or cloud design give you verifiable work history in exactly the job duties that support that argument.