Find The RightJob.

Student Assistant - Advantage/Info Advantage Unit - Remote

Caltrans manages more than 50,000 miles of California’s highway and freeway lanes, provides inter-city rail services, permits more than 400 public-use airports and special-use hospital heliports, and works with local agencies. Caltrans carries out its mission of providing a safe, sustainable, integrated, and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability, with six primary programs: Aeronautics, Highway Transportation, Mass Transportation, Transportation Planning, Administration, and the Equipment Service Center.

To learn more visit www.dot ca.gov .

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is seeking to hire a student assistant, in a learning capacity, under the general direction of the Information Technology (IT) Supervisor II in IT, Application Development and Support Division (ADSD), Advantage/Info Advantage Unit, the student assistant will be working in a learning capacity performing IT related duties resulting in experience and training in computer science.

The student assistant will assist in the development of system-software-solutions using information technology software engineering methods and assist in providing support to various custom designed systems and system reporting services. The student assistant will assist in going through any or all phases of the system development life cycle to ensure efficient and effective delivery of IT products, services and systems. The student assistant's responsibilities include systems maintenance and operations, analysis, design, development, testing and implementation.

Conditions of Employment

This is a part-time, temporary, non-benefited, student position. Employment in all positions with University Enterprises, Inc. is dependent upon the mutual consent of University Enterprises, Inc. and the employee. This means that either University Enterprises, Inc. or the employee can, at any time, terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause.

Depending on the type of position you are applying for, a pre-employment background check consisting of one or more of the following may be conducted: employment history, professional references, criminal check: educational verification (degree, license, or official transcript) or DMV clearance. Applicants will be required to pass required pre-employment checks to the satisfaction of University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI) and the hiring Agency or Department.

UEI does not allow students to hold more than one UEI Job at a time, or work in more than one account per pay period. UEI employees who are considering leaving their current UEI student assistant position for a different UEI student assistant position should inform their supervisor in writing and provide at least a week’s notice.

UEI is not a multi-state employer. UEI only employs candidates who live and work in the state of California. If selected for the position you must reside in California and all work must be performed in the state of California throughout the course of employment.

Prerequisites

Must be a college student attending classes during the regular term (fall, spring, and winter, if applicable), at one of the accredited colleges or universities on our affiliation list. To view our current affiliation list please paste the following URL into your browser: http://www.calinterns.org/wp-content/uploads/Affiliation_List.pdf

Students must be enrolled in at least six-semester units or nine quarter units for undergraduate students; four-semester units or six quarter units for graduate students.

Students declared major must match the major(s) listed in the job posting.

Majors/Fields of Study

Information Technology, and Computer Science.

Work Schedule

F lexible workdays and work hours, Monday – Friday, between 8 AM – 5 PM. Final work schedule will be determined by the supervisor.

Additional Work Schedule

Student Assistant and Graduate Assistant employees generally work up to 24 hours per workweek (Sunday – Saturday) during the academic year and up to 40 hours per workweek during breaks; (winter, spring, and summer).

Compensation

$18.28 - $28.16 per hour.

Minimum Qualifications

Must maintain a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA.

Preferred Qualifications

Under the amendment to Government Code Section 18220, state agencies shall give preference to a qualified applicant (up to 26 years of age) who is, or has been, a dependent child in foster care, a homeless youth, a formerly incarcerated youth, or a victim of human trafficking.

Duties and Responsibilities

In a learning capacity, the student assistant will assist with systems maintenance and operations. The student assistant in, a leaning capacity, will assist in performing administrative activities, system account management, monitoring system performance, performing health checks, monitoring systems for proper operations; performing system upgrades, troubleshooting and resolving system anomalies; following established technology practices, processes and procedures for incident management, monthly scheduled maintenance; updating system maintenance manuals.
In a learning capacity, the student assistant will assist with systems analysis. The student assistant will assist in the efficient delivery, quality, and completeness of all technical deliverables on new development projects or on major enhancements to existing systems. As necessary, actively participates in conferences, meetings, hearings, or presentations involving problems or issues of considerable consequences or importance.
In a learning capacity, the student assistant will assist with systems design/development. The student assistant will assist in analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and documenting coding solutions to meet departmental business requirements, participating in system software engineering design activities associated with design/build techniques, performing coding using Web based application development tools to design interfaces, web services, writing back-end database scripts to perform data manipulation, building ad hoc reporting tools, developing and implementing migration, conversion and interface strategies for the technology refresh projects; following departmental policies and procedures. Working closely with business analyst, application architecture unit, other programmers, database administrators, system administrators, quality control unit, release manager and program areas to ensure that the technical deliverable is of quality and meets the specified customer requirements timely.
In a learning capacity, the student assistant will assist with system testing. The student assistant will assist in organizing, planning and developing test use cases and System Test Specifications; collaborating with stakeholders on systems test activities including planning, testing, reporting and correcting problems found during the test phase of the system development life cycle; maintaining and following established technology practices, processes and procedures for unit testing, system testing, performance testing, etc.

Physical Requirements

Sit for extended periods; frequently stand and walk; manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of office equipment including computer workstations, telephones, calculators, copiers, printers, and scanners with or without reasonable accommodation.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a remote environment but will need to work and come in the office whenever requested and needed.

Students/Employees will be required to work according to the current UEI remote workplace policy and sign a UEI Work from Home Agreement. The decision to permit an employee to work from home is at the discretion of the supervisor or employer and may, at any time and with or without cause, unilaterally terminate the option to work from home.

Application Instructions

Please complete all fields of the employment application. Include your educational history in the “Educational Experience” section and any employment history in the “Employment Experience” section of our application.

In addition to your resume, please upload your most recent transcripts.

Apply by: April 26, 2026

Similar jobs