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:

Education

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related field.

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• SQL (Essential): Strong proficiency in writing SQL queries. You must be able to write queries to test data (e.g., finding set differences, counting variances).
• Linux / Command Line: Comfort working in a Linux environment. You should know basic shell commands (bash) for file management and log inspection.
• Kubernetes: Basic conceptual understanding of containerization. Familiarity with kubectl is a plus.
• Data Concepts: Understanding of Data Warehousing (Star Schema) and ETL processes.
• Programming: Basic proficiency in Python (Pandas) for scripting or data automation.
• QA Mindset: A natural skepticism of data. You should have the habit of asking, "Does this number actually make sense?"

Soft Skills & Attributes

• Attention to Detail: The ability to spot small discrepancies in large datasets.
• Technical Curiosity: A desire to understand the infrastructure (servers/containers) that supports the data.
• Communication: Ability to clearly report bugs and explain "why" a data point looks wrong to stakeholders.

Over the years, we’ve discovered that the most effective and successful associates at apexanalytix are people who have a specific combination of values, skills, and behaviors that we call “The apex Way”. Read more about The apex Way - https://www.apexanalytix.com/careers/