Position Details

Type Internship

Experience intern

Exp. Years Not specified

Education Not specified

Category Database Administration

About this role

This is a college internship/coop role supporting Database Administrator and Data Engineering activities. You will assist with SQL Server operational tasks and help build data pipelines and data lakehouse components using Azure services and Snowflake.

Key Responsibilities

Assist DBAs with routine SQL Server tasks including health checks, index maintenance, job monitoring, and troubleshooting
Help build, test, and maintain data pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Snowflake
Support ingestion, organization, and optimization of data in Azure Data Lake Storage
Contribute to dbt models and transformations under guidance
Participate in code reviews and documentation practices

Technical Overview

Work across a Microsoft-centric data environment including Microsoft SQL Server administration and cloud data engineering using Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Lake Storage. Support lakehouse development with dbt models and transformations and contribute to data governance, documentation, and operational reliability practices.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a college intern interested in growing into a Database Administrator or Data Engineer. They have foundational SQL Server knowledge (backups, restores, monitoring, and performance tuning) and hands-on familiarity with Azure data tooling such as Azure Data Factory and Azure Data Lake Storage, plus experience with Snowflake and dbt for modeling and transformations.

Must-Have Skills

SQL Server administrationAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageSnowflakedbtdata pipelines

Tools & Platforms

Microsoft SQL ServerAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageSnowflakedbt

Required Skills

SQL Server administrationbackupsrestoresmonitoringperformance tuningsecurity fundamentalsAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageSnowflakedata pipelinesdata ingestiondata organizationdata optimizationdbtdata modelingdata transformationdata governancedocumentationoperational reliabilityindex maintenancejob monitoringtroubleshootingcode reviews

Hard Skills

SQL Server administrationbackupsrestoresmonitoringperformance tuningsecurity fundamentalsAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageSnowflakedata pipelinesdata ingestiondata organizationdata optimizationdata modelingtransformationdbtdata governancedocumentationoperational reliabilityindex maintenancejob monitoringtroubleshootingcode reviews

Soft Skills

TeamworkWork closely with senior DBAs and data engineersParticipate in code reviewsMotivatedEager to learn

Industry & Role

Industry Defense

Job Function Support SQL Server DBA operations and modern data engineering/data lakehouse development.

Role Subtype Database Developer

Tech Domains SQL / PostgreSQL, Azure

Keywords for Your Resume

DBA / Data Engineering COOPDatabase AdministratorDBAData EngineerinternSQL Server administrationSQL Serverbackupsrestoresmonitoringperformance tuningsecurity fundamentalsAzure Data FactoryAzure Data Lake StorageSnowflakedata pipelinesdata ingestiondata modelingtransformationdbtdata governancedocumentationoperational reliabilityindex maintenancejob monitoringtroubleshootingcode reviews

Deal Breakers

Must be a college intern (intern/coop) focused on DBA or data engineering, Hands-on familiarity with SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Snowflake, and dbt

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