Data Engineer Intern | Summer 2026 | Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship

Citizens Financial Group • Johnston, RI

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About The Position

Calling all emerging technologists! Looking to gain practical, hands-on experience in the field of data engineering? The Enterprise Technology & Security Summer Internship Program is a critical program within Enterprise Technology & Security Services that helps passionate early career professionals gain real-world exposure to groundbreaking technology. Data Engineer Track Data Engineer Interns work collaboratively with Data Engineers to pursue a broad range of initiatives. By using technical skills and a thirst for innovation, interns will leverage advanced analytics and big data techniques to derive valuable insights from enterprise data and deliver those insights back to stakeholders. The Data Engineer Intern will: Assist with implementing data integration solutions for multiple platforms in Citizens Help build robust data pipelines to collect process and compute different metrics from various financial sources, adhering to quality and development standards Focus on designing data stores, software engineering, and making sure data is available for those who need it Collaborate with cross functional team members as necessary and coming up with optimal solutions that meet data demands Execute unit test of data populated in target data container, validating expected result, and ensuring quality and accuracy Coordinate with business users for User Acceptance Testing and with Operations team for code deployment to upper environments Note: This Internship program begins in late May 2026 Experience during the program In this 10-week program, interns will gain a strong understanding of Data Engineering at Citizens. This program also provides mentorship, exposure to senior leadership, and participation in a variety of activities to further develop professional skills, including: Orientation with all ETS interns Professional development workshops (such as Personal Branding and Communicating with Impact) Social activities (such as sporting events and a bank-wide intern BBQ) Dedicated community service activities Life after the program High-performing interns interested in pursuing a career within Enterprise Technology & Security may be extended an offer to return as a Full-time colleague in our Enterprise Technology & Security Development Program (ETSDP) upon graduation. The ETSDP is a full-time program that helps rising professionals build a meaningful career within software, network/systems, data or cloud engineering, technology risk and security.

Requirements

• Successfully complete a video interview assessment within 4 days of receiving the link. If not completed within the timeframe, your application will be automatically withdrawn from consideration.
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or other technology-related degree
• Expected graduation date of May 2027
• Minimum GPA 3.0
• Experience working with raw as well as prepared datasets
• Understanding of master data management principles and processes
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a team environment, strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Please note that U.S. Immigration sponsorship or work visa is not available for this position and candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Previous professional exposure to software development and/or engineering
• Familiarity with ETL, ELT, Star Schema, Hadoop, Apache Spark, Beam, Flink, and/or message brokers/messaging platforms such as Apache Kafka
• Understanding of the banking industry, specifically the functions of custodial and consumer banking

Responsibilities

• Assist with implementing data integration solutions for multiple platforms in Citizens
• Help build robust data pipelines to collect process and compute different metrics from various financial sources, adhering to quality and development standards
• Focus on designing data stores, software engineering, and making sure data is available for those who need it
• Collaborate with cross functional team members as necessary and coming up with optimal solutions that meet data demands
• Execute unit test of data populated in target data container, validating expected result, and ensuring quality and accuracy
• Coordinate with business users for User Acceptance Testing and with Operations team for code deployment to upper environments

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees