Systems Database Administrator Intern

Brinks Home•Farmers Branch, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Brinks Home is seeking a determined and dynamic System/Database Administrator Intern. The ideal candidate is a college student studying IT or a related field, passionate about technology, and eager to learn. This role involves working closely with the IT team to maintain and improve systems, including database systems, backup, performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring critical events, and documentation. As an intern, you will learn from seasoned analysts and IT professionals, gain access to online courses and certifications in data analysis, visualization, and engineering, attend team meetings, engage in brainstorming sessions, and contribute to impactful projects within the organization. This is a 12-week summer internship beginning on 05/18/26, located in Farmers Branch, TX, with a hybrid work model requiring some on-site office attendance.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent.
Currently enrolled in a college program studying IT or a related field.
Knowledge of relational databases, internet security, network configuration.
In-depth knowledge of workstation systems, Operating systems, Microsoft Products and Outlook
Experience with at least one programming language (Python, Ruby, Java, etc.).
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Familiar with IOS and Android environments for phones and tablets.
Can resolve complex problems related to client software and configurations.

Responsibilities

Learn relevant business processes and understand the data flow, criticality and dependencies.
Assisting in the design, implementation, and maintenance of our database and system infrastructure.
Collaborating with developers to ensure that our applications are deployed and running smoothly.
Monitoring and troubleshooting our systems to ensure that they are performing optimally.
Automating our deployment processes to increase efficiency and reduce errors.
Work with the team to design and develop capacity plans for the database infrastructure.
Maintain data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users).
Use tools like SQL Profiler for database tuning. Generate traces, execution plans, identify performance issues, deadlocks/contention and resolve them.
Support software developers with database operations
Automated database tasks, installations, updates, and maintenance task configuration.
Perform other related duties and / or projects as directed by leadership