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Manassas, VA (On-Site/Office)
Overview
This Data Engineering internship is for a qualified college student to work on our Navy future tactical systems architecture program during the Summer of 2026. The intern will work with limited supervision to develop a distributed storage solution for submarine tactical systems.
This position is located in Manassas, VA. This position is onsite.
What will you do?
The selected candidate will work individually or with small teams to develop a distributed storage solution for a submarine tactical system using open-source technology. The solution will be developed to function in a computing cluster with federated storage instances and a variety of hardware. Data being managed will be large in volume with a variety of structures at different levels of complexity and must be simple to query. Development efforts will span a broad spectrum of computer technologies, including server, VM and container management, cybersecurity, data management, and networks. Specific activities will include, but not be limited to the following:
Do you have what it takes?
Desired Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:
This Data Engineering internship is for a qualified college student to work on our Navy future tactical systems architecture program during the Summer of 2026. The intern will work with limited supervision to develop a distributed storage solution for submarine tactical systems.
This position is located in Manassas, VA. This position is onsite.
What will you do?
The selected candidate will work individually or with small teams to develop a distributed storage solution for a submarine tactical system using open-source technology. The solution will be developed to function in a computing cluster with federated storage instances and a variety of hardware. Data being managed will be large in volume with a variety of structures at different levels of complexity and must be simple to query. Development efforts will span a broad spectrum of computer technologies, including server, VM and container management, cybersecurity, data management, and networks. Specific activities will include, but not be limited to the following:
- Participate in cross-domain working groups to coordinate prototyping and development efforts
- Brief results to senior engineers
- Conceive, develop, and evaluate novel engineering solutions to address the unique requirements of the maritime environment
- Update colleagues and management regularly about progress and accomplishments
- Communicate clearly, when required, with company and project management, project team members, and customers
- Provide and update technical documentation for all work performed
- Follow company-standard processes and procedures
- Maintain or improve product quality
- Perform tasks accurately and on-time
- Stay abreast of advances in technology
Do you have what it takes?
- Currently enrolled in a college or university, pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology
- Experience using Linux (RHEL/Centos 8 or 9)
- Experience with shell scripting languages
- Experience with modern PaaS environment tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, or Helm
- Experience with distributed storage methods such as Apache Iceberg or Hive
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Initiative, innovation, and resourcefulness
- US Citizenship required
Desired Qualifications/Skills/Abilities:
- Extended experience with SQL
- Experience developing software with Python on multiple projects
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