Co-op Opportunity

Information Technology - Distributed Systems/Unix Support

Norfolk Southern has co-operative education opportunities for individuals with a desire for excellence. Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 500 company, a Fortune 100 transportation company, and was named as one of the 50 most admired corporations in America by FORTUNE MAGAZINE. Norfolk Southern is a Virginia based holding company that employs approximately 28,000 people. Primarily in the railroad freight business, Norfolk Southern Corporation controls Norfolk Southern Railway, and Pocahontas Land Development Corporation. The railroad system lines extend through 22 states primarily in the Southeast, Midwest, and the Province of Ontario, Canada.

Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world

Level Month Annual
Freshman $1920 $23,040
Sophomore $2125 $25,500
Junior $2335 $28,020
Senior $2545 $30,540
Graduate $2835 $34,020

Location: 125 Spring St. S.W., Atlanta, GA
Work Period: Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall (NO SUMMER ONLY POSITIONS)
Hours: Monday through Friday; generally 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Majors Preferred: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Industrial Engineering candidates with at least a 2.8/4.0 GPA overall; 3.0/4.0 in major. No relocation, travel or living expenses are provided. Salary for this full-time position depends on class level at the time of employment.

Duties & Responsibilities: System administration support:

Skills: Visio, Access, Excel; JAVA, HTML, SQL (preferably DB2); Familiarity with WinNT web server is a plus. Some experience using JAVA and HTML with web development is preferred.

Interested students must be registered with their school's Co-Operative Education Program. Students should email careers@nscorp.com

Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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