Transit Tech Intern — IT, Data & Project Ops

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) offers a hands-on internship across Application Development, IT Operations, and Project Management. The program features hands-on work, dashboards, and workflow automation to support WMATA’s digital services and operational excellence.

Interns will rotate through departments, gain practical transit industry experience, and work under supervision of executives or designees.

Qualifications

• Must be a current student pursuing a degree related to the internship field.
• Ability to analyze data and prepare basic reports.
• Proactive learner with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in building dashboards and automating workflows across departments.
• Support IT operations and project coordination tasks as needed.
• Contribute to data collection, reporting, and documentation efforts.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Enrollment in college/university

GPA 2.8+

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) offers a hands-on internship across Application Development, IT Operations, and Project Management. The program features hands-on work, dashboards, and workflow automation to support WMATA’s digital services and operational excellence.

Interns will rotate through departments, gain practical transit industry experience, and work under supervision of executives or designees.