Data Analyst Intern (Summer 2027)

Position Title: Data Analyst Intern Reports to: Manager, Automation Architect Location: Greensboro, N.C.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically minded Data Analyst Intern to join our team. In this role, you will work within our on-premise data environment, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the data that powers our business decisions. A significant portion of this internship focuses on data quality assurance (QA). You will ensure that our data is accurate, consistent, and reliable by performing rigorous testing and validation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Data Quality Assurance (QA) & Testing Source-to-Target Validation: Perform comparative analysis between source systems and our Data Warehouse to ensure data was extracted and transformed correctly. Regression Testing: Validate data outputs after system updates or pipeline changes to ensure existing reports and dashboards remain accurate. Data Integrity Checks: Write SQL scripts to proactively identify nulls, duplicates, or schema mismatches before they impact the business. Bug Reporting: Document data anomalies clearly and track them to resolution, working closely with engineers to identify the root cause. Analysis & Technical Operations Data Analysis: Write complex SQL queries to extract and manipulate data for ad-hoc business requests. Infrastructure Interaction: Use the Linux command line to navigate servers, execute validation scripts, and grep logs for errors. Kubernetes Support: Assist in monitoring data applications running on Kubernetes; check pod status and retrieve logs (kubectl logs) to aid in debugging QA failures. Documentation: Maintain the Data Catalog and Business Glossary, ensuring that metric definitions match the technical reality of the data. Supplier N-Tier Mapping: Research and identify data sources to build supplier n-tier maps, discovering relationships between Tier 1 suppliers and their upstream sub-suppliers (Tier 2, Tier 3, etc.).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

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