Data Engineering Intern: Cloud Pipelines & ETL (Paid)

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apartment-style housing

2 paid holidays

2 days paid time off

Job summary

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineering Intern to support the BI and Insights team on on-site data platforms in Phoenix, AZ or Fairfield, IA.

The role focuses on building cloud data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data governance in a hands-on internship with mentorship and professional development. Interns gain experience with Snowflake, Azure, Kafka, dbt, Git, and CI/CD while contributing to enterprise reporting and analytics projects.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in a related field.
• Experience with Python, SQL, cloud technology, or data engineering concepts.
• Interest in building data pipelines, APIs, ETL/ELT workflows, and cloud data solutions.
• Understanding of data governance and data quality principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test data pipelines that ingest, transform, and curate data within Cambridge’s cloud data platform.
• Build and maintain API integrations and ETL/ELT workflows with guidance from data architects and engineers.
• Support data quality and data governance processes that improve the reliability and accessibility of enterprise data.
• Collaborate with data architects, engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions.
• Document data solutions and contribute to enterprise reporting and analytics initiatives.

Skills

Python

SQL

Cloud technology

Data engineering concepts

Education

Undergraduate or graduate student pursuing Data Engineering, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Event Hubs

Kafka

dbt

Git

Azure DevOps

Confluence

Job description

Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. is seeking a Data Engineering Intern to support the BI and Insights team on on-site data platforms in Phoenix, AZ or Fairfield, IA.

The role focuses on building cloud data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data governance in a hands-on internship with mentorship and professional development. Interns gain experience with Snowflake, Azure, Kafka, dbt, Git, and CI/CD while contributing to enterprise reporting and analytics projects.