About the role#
This internship provides hands-on experience with the data center life cycle. You will work on initiatives tied to real objectives, acting as a technical contributor or project manager. The program includes orientation, weekly lunch and learns, and site-based activities.
What you'll do#
- Design project timelines and identify deliverables.
- Maintain budgets, schedules, and status reports for assigned projects.
- Develop scopes of work for design, configuration, and commissioning.
- Research proposed solutions and workflows.
- Assist with data interpretation, correlation, visualizations, and reporting.
- Work on technology procurement and delivery processes.
- Monitor the status of in-production technologies and respond to break-fix issues.
- Develop and populate new database structures.
- Track and resolve security vulnerabilities.
- Develop value statements for innovation initiatives.
- Participate in procurement and project cost estimates.
- Perform technical writing tasks and data cleansing.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Engineering, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, STEM, or Data Science.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
- US Citizenship.
- Experience in construction or the data center industry is preferred.
- Familiarity with data analysis tools like Tableau or Power BI is a plus.
- Prior exposure to project management principles and involvement in community activities are preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Ashburn, Virginia
- Term: Summer 2027
- Modality: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- This position is paid.
About QTS Data Centers
QTS Data Centers designs, builds, and operates digital infrastructure. The company focuses on hyperscale and hybrid colocation services. It serves large organizations across the United States and Europe. Founded in 2005, the firm maintains over 75 data centers. It employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and is based in Sterling, Virginia.
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