Data Engineer Intern: Cloud Pipelines & AI Tools

JobCubby; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Potential for future full-time

Job summary

NISC invites applications for a Data Engineer Intern to join our Data Engineering team. This hybrid internship is based in Cedar Rapids, IA (also Lake Saint Louis, MO; Mandan, ND) with a schedule requiring 3 days per week in the office.

You will work on real‑world data pipelines, learn AWS and Databricks, collaborate with engineers and analysts, and gain exposure to enterprise data architectures with mentorship and potential for future full‑time opportunities.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with SQL and at least one programming language (Python, Java, or Scala).
• Interest in cloud platforms (especially AWS) and big data tools like Spark or Databricks.
• Exposure to data pipeline tools (Airflow, Hevo Data) preferred.
• Experience with AWS services (S3, Lambda, EC2) preferred.
• Understanding of data warehousing or lakehouse concepts, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines that support analytics and app development.
• Learn about data architecture using AWS and Databricks.
• Help gather, clean, and transform data from various sources.
• Collaborate with software developers, data analysts, and product teams.
• Participate in team meetings, code reviews, and brainstorming sessions.
• Explore automation to improve data workflows.
• Contribute to documentation and internal knowledge sharing.
• Ensure information is entered in Confluence and iVUE Support tool.
• Leverage generative AI tools to enhance productivity and problem-solving.

Skills

SQL

Python/Java/Scala

AWS

Spark/Databricks

Airflow

Git

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Data Science

High School diploma or equivalency

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

AWS S3/Lambda/EC2

Confluence

iVUE

Job description

NISC invites applications for a Data Engineer Intern to join our Data Engineering team. This hybrid internship is based in Cedar Rapids, IA (also Lake Saint Louis, MO; Mandan, ND) with a schedule requiring 3 days per week in the office.

You will work on real‑world data pipelines, learn AWS and Databricks, collaborate with engineers and analysts, and gain exposure to enterprise data architectures with mentorship and potential for future full‑time opportunities.