WBG Pioneer -Enterprise Architecture Intern

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Internship in Enterprise Architecture at World Bank Group, Washington, DC – hands on AI, cloud & enterprise systems experience.

Join the World Bank to contribute fresh perspectives, innovate in AI-powered solutions, and help shape global development.

WBG Pioneer -Enterprise Architecture Intern

Job #: req37677

Organization: World Bank

Grade: T4

Location: Washington, DC,United States

Hiring Manager: Melanie Putic

Required Language(s): English

Preferred Language(s):

Closing Date: 8/12/2026 (11:59pm UTC)

Description

WBG Pioneers, the World Bank Group’s Internship Program, offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a high impact learning experience at the heart of global development. Participants gain hands on experience in a diverse and dynamic environment, contribute fresh perspectives and innovative ideas, and connect with international professionals working to end poverty on a livable planet.

Background/Organizational Context

Information & Technology Solutions (ITS) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission by delivering transformative technology to staff across 150+ locations. The Enterprise Architecture team defines WBG’s technology strategy and direction, conducts cross-portfolio assessments, develops reusable architecture frameworks and standards, and maintains enterprise platforms supporting architecture design, governance, intelligence, and knowledge management.

As WBG advances its Agentic AI and AI-enabled software delivery agenda, this internship offers hands on exposure to enterprise architecture, agent development, AI-assisted engineering, and technology governance in a global development context.

Duties and Responsibilities

The intern will support the EA team in the following areas:

• Conduct research and analysis on emerging technologies, including Agentic AI, AI-assisted coding, cloud, integration, observability, and automation platforms.
• Assist in prototyping and evaluating agentic AI and AI-assisted coding tools, including proof-of-concept agents, agent orchestration platforms, and AI coding assistants.
• Support AI-assisted development of EA platform features, including potential enhancements to the Architecture Workbench.
• Help document reusable prompts, coding patterns, architecture guardrails, and practices for AI-enabled SDLC.
• Assist in developing reusable architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, design patterns, agentic reference models, templates, and playbooks.
• Support content curation and knowledge management in the Architecture Center.
• Help prepare presentations, reports, and documentation for leadership, governance forums, and stakeholder discussions.
• Support research and data analysis for the Application Rationalization Framework, technology portfolio assessments, and architecture governance initiatives.
• Assist with Architecture Community of Practice activities, including meeting notes, knowledge sharing, session preparation, and follow-up material.
• Support testing, feedback collection, and documentation for EA platforms and tools.

Selection Criteria

• Current enrollment in a graduate program, preferably in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, AI, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of enterprise architecture, software design, cloud, data, or AI concepts.
• Hands-on exposure to programming, such as Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
• Interest in Agentic AI, LLMs, AI-assisted coding, and AI-enabled software engineering.
• Candidates must have 0–6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Familiarity with tools or frameworks such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, LangChain, CrewAI, AWS AgentCore, or similar technologies is preferred.
• Strong analytical, research, and documentation skills.
• Ability to summarize complex technical topics clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Familiarity with diagramming, architecture modeling, or visualization tools is a plus.
• Academic background must align with the requirements outlined in the job description.
• Demonstrated interest in development work and the World Bank Group’s mission.
• Ability to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Note: Please limit your applications to a maximum of three positions. Applications exceeding this limit will not be considered.

WBG Culture Attributes

• Sense of urgency: Anticipate and quickly respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
• Thoughtful risk-taking: Challenge the status quo and push boundaries to achieve greater impact.
• Empowerment and accountability: Empower yourself and others to act and hold each other accountable for results.

The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.