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

Citizens • Johnston, RI

8d • $27 - $27

About The Position

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.

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

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 If not completed within the timeframe, your application will be automatically withdrawn from consideration.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

Benefits

• We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more.
• Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern