Data Engineer Intern | Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship at Citizens

Citizens Bank - Johnston, RI

Full-time - Intern

Johnston, RI

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About the position

The Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship Program at Citizens is designed for emerging technologists looking to gain practical, hands-on experience in the field of data engineering. This critical program provides passionate early career professionals with real-world exposure to groundbreaking technology. As a Data Engineer Intern, you will work collaboratively with experienced Data Engineers on a variety of initiatives, utilizing your technical skills and innovative mindset to leverage advanced analytics and big data techniques. Your role will involve deriving valuable insights from enterprise data and delivering these insights back to stakeholders. In this internship, you will assist in implementing data integration solutions across multiple platforms within Citizens. You will help build robust data pipelines that collect, process, and compute various metrics from different financial sources, ensuring adherence to quality and development standards. Your focus will be on designing data stores, engaging in software engineering, and ensuring data availability for those who need it. Collaboration with cross-functional team members will be essential as you work to develop optimal solutions that meet data demands. Additionally, you will execute unit tests on data populated in target data containers, validating expected results and ensuring quality and accuracy. Coordination with business users for User Acceptance Testing and collaboration with the Operations team for code deployment to upper environments will also be part of your responsibilities. This 10-week program, starting in early June 2025, offers mentorship, exposure to senior leadership, and participation in various professional development activities, including workshops and community service opportunities. High-performing interns may receive an offer to return as full-time colleagues in the Enterprise Technology & Security Development Program (ETSDP) upon graduation, which focuses on building meaningful careers in software, network/systems, data or cloud engineering, technology risk, and security.

Responsibilities

• Assist with implementing data integration solutions for multiple platforms in Citizens
• Help build robust data pipelines to collect, process, and compute different metrics from various financial sources, adhering to quality and development standards
• Focus on designing data stores and software engineering to ensure data availability
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to develop optimal solutions that meet data demands
• Execute unit tests on data populated in target data containers, validating expected results and ensuring quality and accuracy
• Coordinate with business users for User Acceptance Testing and with the Operations team for code deployment to upper environments

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or other technology-related degree
• Expected graduation date of May 2026
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Experience working with raw as well as prepared datasets
• Understanding of master data management principles and processes
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a team environment with strong interpersonal and communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• Previous professional exposure to software development and/or engineering
• Familiarity with ETL, ELT, Star Schema, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Beam, Flink, and/or message brokers/messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka
• Understanding of the banking industry, specifically the functions of custodial and consumer banking

Benefits

• Mentorship from experienced professionals
• Exposure to senior leadership
• Participation in professional development workshops
• Social activities such as sporting events and a bank-wide intern BBQ
• Dedicated community service activities