
Data Platforms Engineering Intern
The Aerospace Corporation
internship
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chantilly • California • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $32 - $35 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Developing cloud native data platforms, tools, and applications to solve some of the toughest problems currently facing the space enterprise.
- Working with and learning from a group of developers and subject matter experts to support a broad array of space-related projects and advance your own skills.
- Leveraging the cloud to provide data engineering and data architecture solutions as our customers’ data volumes continue to grow at exponential rates.
- Interfacing with project leaders, product owners, and customers to convey your key contributions to a project.
- Working closely with National Security Space, United States Space Force, and other Department of Defense customers
Requirements
- Currently enrolled full-time in an accredited college/university program pursuing a Master's, or Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline.
- Availability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks outside of university term and ability to return to a degree program full-time after completion of the internship.
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Intermediate programming ability in Python and/or Java
- Familiarity with databases, data processing, and data management systems.
- Familiarity with modern data management architectures (i.e. Data Lake, Data Fabric, Data Mesh, etc.
- Cloud-native application development, containerization, and deployment
- Hands on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud
- Hands-on experience with relational, non-relational, time series, and/or graph databases
- Knowledge of backend and middleware development.
- Hands-on experience with developing and utilizing REST APIs
- Ability to use Git for source control.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government. U.S citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance. Transcripts required.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health care and wellness plans
- Paid holidays, sick time, and vacation
- Standard and alternate work schedules, including telework options
- 401(k) Plan — Employees receive a total company-paid benefit of 8%, 10%, or 12% of eligible compensation based on years of service and matching contributions; employees are immediately eligible and vested in the plan upon hire
- Flexible spending accounts
- Variable pay program for exceptional contributions
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- Education assistance programs
- An inclusive work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonJavadata processingdata management systemscloud-native application developmentcontainerizationAWSMicrosoft AzureGoogle CloudREST APIs
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
security clearance