2026 IT Apprentice

Opportunity: IT Apprentice

Grade: 008

Salary: $55,000- $65,000

Company: Aflac Columbus

Division: Digital Services

Recruiter: Alisha Hargrove

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• Basic administrative and organizational skills

• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills

• Demonstrates acceptance of responsibility, flexibility in acceptance of assignments; exhibits dependability

• Proficient in major PC applications, including Microsoft Office, Excel, and Internet access

Areas of focus during the apprenticeship:

• UI/UX Design
• Cloud computing
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics
• Data Analytics

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree In Computer Science, Information Systems or related field
• Zero to two years of experience in an IT environment

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Education & Experience 

• Object Oriented Development: Java, C++, C#, Python, R, PHP, Visual Basic.NET, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, SIMSCRIPT, Object Pascal, Objective-C, Dart, Swift, Scala, Kotlin, Common Lisp, MATLAB, and Smalltalk.
• API development
• DevOps experience, continuous improvement. Tools would be Git, GitHub, JFrog, AzureDevOps
• Agile experience, specifically Scrum
• Good Engineer Practices like automated unit testing, test-driven development
• Cloud experience, specifically AWS
• Fundamental knowledge of data to be able to create scripts and data patchers
• Automated testing development in Postman, Rest Assured, Robot Framework

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs assigned duties for a two year period under the direction of experience personnel to gain knowledge and experience in the IT field in preparation for a professional opportunity within the Information Technology division.

• Provides assistance and works on specific projects in the following areas: computer operations, programming, software development/applications, analysis, and hardware; may assist with ad hoc projects related to the industry, and/or business unit processes

• Continuously develops technical, analytical, project management, leadership, presentation, and other business skills by involvement in strategic projects and work assignments

• Receives training and performs duties in Information Technology to become familiar with division functions, operations, management skills or style, and company policies and practices affecting each phase of business

• Observes experienced personnel to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for performance of departmental duties

• Works on special projects and develops executive level presentations

• Participates in roundtable feedback discussions to interact with other participants and to offer program improvement ideas

• Performs other related duties as required

Total Rewards

This compensation range is specific to the job level and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and internal equity. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.  Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate. The salary range for this position is $55,000- $65,000.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1 hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.