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New York, NY
Internship
Onsite
$22/hr - $22/hr
Intern
Metropolitan Transportation Authority is responsible for public transportation in New York, and they are seeking a Data Science, Emerging Talent Intern. This role involves writing code for data transformations, building data pipelines, and assisting in data analyses to support MTA leadership.
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- Write code to clean, combine, and transform data generated from business operations
- Design and document algorithmic processes to carry out data transformations
- Incorporate quality checks in data processes to ensure sustainable accuracy
- Build Apache Airflow pipelines to deploy data processes as long-term, maintainable data pipelines.
- Update existing data processes to manage input changes, address new business priorities, and improve maintainability.
- Monitor the health of existing data pipelines and help fix them if breakdowns occur.
- Assist in data analyses to answer questions from MTA leadership.
- Assist in the creation of presentation documents (e.g., PowerPoints) for presentation of data findings and products to MTA leadership and other MTA groups.
- Build modern data pipelines for railroad ticket sales and ridership data on the MTA's data lake.
- Develop data pipelines that drive insight into Bus and Subway rail car maintenance practices (SMS, Overhauls, etc.).
- Reduce technical debt on exist pipelines by refactoring inefficient code and bringing existing code up to current D&A standards.
Qualification
Required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is a must.
- The candidate should possess organizational, analytical and communication skills.
- The candidate should be able to work well under pressure and prioritize tasks effectively.
- The candidate should have a keen eye for detail and be able to work independently while being an active team player.
- Matriculated in an undergraduate program in good standing with at least 2.5 GPA AND/OR matriculated in a graduate program in good standing with at least 2.8 GPA
- All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.
- Students’ transcript must be submitted.
Preferred
- Major(s) Preferred: [ENTER MAJORS], or related field.