Internship - Analytics, Data Engineering

The Programme

As an intern, you will provide technical, administrative, or operational support to the business within the Data Engineering and Advanced Analytics practice.  
 
This role offers the opportunity to work independently and make decisions with general supervision.  
 
Internship Period: Sept 2023 to Apr 2024.

Day-to-day, you will:  

• Work with interdisciplinary teams that combine technical, business, and data competencies  
• Contribute to design, build & deliver modern data platforms which includes data architecture, data sourcing, data processing, data transformations, data storage, building/training ML models, data science algorithms, and BI reporting. 
• Prepare platform for working on Machine learning projects, training, and deploying ML models  
• Support planning and implementation of data design services, providing sizing and configuration assistance, and performing needs assessments. 
• Develop and maintain data warehouse schematics, layouts, architectures, and relational databases for data storage and data mining. 
• Work with structured and unstructured data, no SQL databases for creating test and validation data sets for ML algorithms.  
• Work with annotation tools for annotating data for data science case studies.  
• Deliver data to end-users using Microsoft Azure data services.  
• Interpret and solve Data science challenges with Vision analytics, Natural language processing, Decision support systems.  
• Perform exploratory Data analysis for solving machine learning problems.  
• Work with Cloud computing platforms for Data Modernization, IoT and cloud AI services. 
• Work with DevOps for creating and maintaining source codes, deployment scripts, DevOps pipelines. 

Required Skills and Abilities

• Undergraduates with minimally a STEM minor.  
• Basic knowledge in data engineering / data science / machine learning.   
• Exposure to cloud platforms and foundational cloud computing concepts.  
• Willingness to ramp up and be cross-functional across technologies.  
• Good coding acumen in any language, preferably python.  
• Deep passion for technology with good logical thinking, analytical & problem-solving skills.   
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.  
• Ability to excel in a team-oriented, project-based work environment.  
• Previous work, internship, or co-op experience, preferably with customer-facing responsibilities  
• Ability to adapt and apply existing skills to new learning and technologies in a fast-paced environment.  

What we offer you: 
 
Come for the distinctive experiences you have helping forward-thinking corporations, non-profits, and governments push the boundaries of digital innovation. Stay for the limitless learning opportunities that encourage you to master Microsoft and pursue big ideas.  
 
Enjoy ambitious growth for yourself as part of Avanade’s people-first culture with benefits like employee share purchasing, flexible work arrangements, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and competitive pay.  
 
About Avanade: 
 
Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Every day, our 59,000 professionals in 26 countries make a genuine human impact on our clients, their employees and their customers.  
 
We have been recognized as Microsoft’s Global SI Partner of the Year more than any other company. With the most Microsoft certifications (60,000+) and 18 (out of 18) Gold-level Microsoft competencies, we are uniquely positioned to help businesses grow and solve their toughest challenges. 
 
We are a people first company, committed to providing an inclusive workplace where employees feel comfortable being their authentic selves. As a responsible business, we are building a sustainable world and helping people from underrepresented communities fulfil their potential.  
 
Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation.