Data Engineer Internship
Posted on 9/16/2025

Sun Life
No salary listed
Kilkenny, Ireland
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You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Job Title: Data Engineer Internship
Job Description:
This role involves the support of our data organization. The role will cover ETL support, Report support and data lake support. There are numerous technologies used by the team (SQL, Oracle, Crystal Reports, SSRS, LOGI, Tableau Informatica, SSIS etc..) so the candidate will have the opportunity to learn or strengthen a wide range of skills. In addition to supporting these processes the role will involve creation of new ETL processes, reports etc. from time to time. The role will involve call off hours support as part of a regular scheduled rotation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitoring of our ETL processes and reports where necessary
- Troubleshooting failures in our production environment
- Resolving issues and restarting production processes in a timely fashion
- Dealing directly with our internal business partners to help get to the root of a reported problem.
- Providing detailed updates on work assignments to managers
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
- Ability to Communicate effectively with business partners
- Technical knowledge of ETL processes, reporting tools, etc.
- Ability to solve technical problems
- Technically minded problem solver
- Basic engineering, system administration and software development (programming) foundation
- Ability to apply basic testing skills, tools/frameworks, techniques, processes and principles to software solutions in support of defect management and reporting
- Basic knowledge of performance testing coding best practices, and load and performance testing
- Familiarity with and ability to utilize multiple software development methodologies, processes, development best practices and DevOps principles
- Some exposure to BI reporting tools like SSRS, Logi, Crystal reports is a plus
- Knowledge in SQL Server is a plus
- Exposure to latest technologies like Snowflake, Hadoop, R and Data Analytics is a plus but not essential.
This internship is designed to provide a well-rounded experience in the technology foundation of our organization. By the end of the placement, you will have gained valuable insights into the various aspects of our technology operations and be better equipped to pursue a career in the technology industry. If you are interested in this opportunity and meet the requirements, please submit your application, including a resume and a brief cover letter. We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Category:
IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date:
30/09/2025
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