Intern- Data Analytics Engineer

Zions Bancorporation; Midvale (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation's Enterprise Data & Analytics team is seeking a Data Analytics Engineering Intern to support the data warehouse, data lake, and analytics reporting initiatives in a fast-paced financial environment.

You will work with SQL, data quality checks, and CI/CD–style automation, while gaining exposure to AI-enabled data discovery and MCP concepts.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline.
• Strong SQL and data analysis skills.
• Familiarity with Git and deployment workflows.
• Nice-to-have dbt and cloud data platform exposure.
• Interest in AI, LLMs, and MCP frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Apply analytics to identify source data from Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and other sources; analyze, map, transform, and validate data.
• Leverage AI-enabled technologies to enhance data discovery, metadata management, and productivity; evaluate MCP services.
• Develop and automate data quality validations and business rule checks.
• Contribute to CI/CD by integrating automated data validations and deployment controls.
• Monitor and improve data observability, lineage, and pipeline performance.

Job description

This internship is not eligible for relocation assistance. Local candidates preferred.

Zions Bancorporation’s Internship and Banker Development Program positions are not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

Zions Bancorporation is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. We operate in a fast-paced, information-driven environment, which means we need people who bring diverse experiences, perspectives, and expertise to meet ever-changing demands. Your ability to adapt, learn innovate and collaborate with a dynamic team helps us provide exceptional service to our customers and communities.

ETO is committed to helping our employees grow, develop and advance in their career. Our Workforce of the Future, DEI and Upskilling initiatives allow you to network across the organization, volunteer in our community, and build your technical and soft skills. We believe that investing in your success and well-being is an investment in the customers and our business.

Together we are building a culture that values diversity, celebrates growth and creates a space of belonging for all our team members. Our people are what set us apart and make us great.

Zions Enterprise Data & Analytics is looking for aData Analytics Engineering Intern.

The intern will assist the Enterprise Data Warehouse function to acquire, process, and analyze data from Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and other data repositories to support financial or analytical reporting.

Data Analyst Intern will:

• Apply business analytics to define, identify, and obtain source data from various sources such as Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and other enterprise platforms; analyze, map, transform, and validate data to support Financial Data Management reporting.
• Leverage AI-enabled technologies to enhance data discovery, documentation, metadata management, and analytical productivity. Evaluate opportunities to develop and utilize Model Context Protocol (MCP) services and integrations to provide secure, reusable access to enterprise data and business knowledge.
• Develop and automate data quality validations, reconciliation processes, and business rule checks to improve confidence in enterprise data assets and reporting outcomes.
• Contribute to CI/CD processes by integrating automated data validations, testing, and deployment controls into enterprise data workflows to improve reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Assist in monitoring and improving data observability, data quality, lineage, and pipeline performance to proactively identify and address data issues.

Qualifications:

• Working toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Enjoy analyzing, modeling, and interpreting large and complex datasets to solve business problems.
• Experience with relational databases, data warehousing concepts, and writing SQL queries.
• Exposure to source control systems such as Git and software development best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, automated testing frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
• Exposure to modern data transformation and analytics engineering tools (e.g., dbt) is a plus.
• Interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) frameworks.
• Experience or coursework involving API integrations, workflow automation, or cloud-based data platforms is a plus.

This position will be open until filled.

All candidates, including those with criminal histories will be considered for employment. However, a background check adjudicated consistently with the FDIC Section 19 regulation will be completed on any candidate who accepts a conditional job offer from the Company. Because the Company is a financial institution, the FDIC guidelines apply to all positions within the company and as such any and all job duties have a direct relationship to a candidate’s criminal history and that criminal history would need to align with the FDIC Section 19 regulations.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association prohibits illegal discrimination and reaffirms its policy of providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), by extending equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, protected veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

It is the Company’s policy not to discriminate because of a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members. Also, Zions will safeguard the fair and equitable treatment of protected veteran spouses and family members with regard to all employment actions and prohibit harassment of applicants and employees because of their relationship or association with a protected veteran.

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