Internship details

• Period: 6 months

• Hours a week: 40

• Location: Gustav Mahlerplein, Amsterdam

• Start date: Flexible, on the first day of the month

The internship

As the explosive demand for computing power through the rise of AI continues to reshape industries and drive innovation, the need for sustainable practices in the cloud computing sector has never been more critical.

Are you passionate about technology and sustainability? Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research while gaining hands-on experience in the tech industry? Our Cloud Advisory Group is seeking an enthusiastic and driven intern to join our team and embark on an exciting project centered around cloud sustainability.

About the Internship Project:

• Conduct your university thesis that is technology and sustainability related.

• Conduct a comprehensive comparison study of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) objectives and performance across leading hyperscalers: Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. Bonus points if you include other views such as private cloud. Your study will help our consultants guide our clients on their pivotal choice towards their cloud transformation.

• Analyze and compare the cloud sustainability toolsets offered by these hyperscalers to understand their effectiveness and impact on promoting sustainable practices.

• During your thesis internship, you will become a true member of our team, having the chance to tap into the experience of our experts in many fields, and join us on our engagement events.

Interested? 

If you are interested, please provide us with a motivational letter where you propose a research topic. You can upload your motivation letter together with your resume in our Workday system.

Here's what you'll need

• You are currently enrolled as a bachelor (HBO/WO) or master student in a Dutch educational institution in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Environmental Science, Business, etc.).

• You are tech-savvy: Highly interested in cloud computing and major cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).

• You are passionate for sustainability: A genuine interest in sustainability and a desire to contribute to meaningful environmental initiatives.

• Self-motivated: Ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines.

• You are naturally curious, eager to learn and willing to learn new tools, techniques, and technologies.

• Fluent in Dutch (spoken and written) and comfortable with English (spoken and written).

What's in it for you?

Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make five promises:

• Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust

• Embrace a sustainable growth mindset

• Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people.

• Lead and transform our clients with technology

• Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues.

These promises are reflected through our excellent employee benefits, including:  

• Career guidance (and academical support) facilitated by your individual appointed People Lead.  

• You will receive internship allowance and a laptop 

• Social activities like Friday Drinks, sport events and parties 

• Unique chance to experience the real-life job of a consultant Accenture from the inside 

• Membership of our Internship Community which will give you the chance to attend lunch lectures, classroom workshop and build your network within Accenture 

What we believe 

Accenture is an equal opportunity employer. Our leaders are committed to building a better, stronger and more equitable company for future generations to create positive, long-lasting change. Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.  

Our position as partner to many of the world’s leading businesses, organizations and governments affords us both an extraordinary opportunity and a tremendous responsibility to make a difference. Sustainability is one of our greatest responsibilities, which we embed it into everything we do and for everyone we work with. 

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 750,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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