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Teacher Retirement System of Texas

AI/ML Data Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

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Austin, United states

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03-03-2026

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Skills

SQL Data Governance Data Engineering Training Databases Organization Analytics Spring Talend

Job Specifications

Requisition ID: req1355

Employment Type: Unclassified Temporary Full-Time (UFP)

Division: Enterprise Data & Analytics

Compensation: $23.00 - 25.00, Hourly Wage

Job Closing: March 13th at 5:00 PM, CST

Location: TRS Headquarters Building 2

1900 Aldrich Street

Austin, Texas, 78723

United States

Who We Are

The Information Technology (IT) Division lays the foundation for TRS to deliver excellent service experiences across the organization and with our members. We serve with purpose through mentorship and collaboration across a broad variety of teams unified by innovation to create technology and information solutions that have a positive impact on our members’ lives.

We invite you to join one of Austin’s Top Workplaces. TRS offers a best-in-class combination of technology and continuous learning opportunities to equip you to solve problems, expand your knowledge, and create impact for 1 in 20 Texans.

Internship: This position is a paid, full-time, limited term assignment that offers interns the opportunity to gain substantive hands on experience. Interns enjoy the opportunity to get training and mentoring from experienced professionals in one or more areas. Interns may also be eligible to continue working part-time through the fall and spring semesters, depending on department and agency needs.

The AI/ML Data Engineering Intern performs project work and data/systems analysis related to their Information Technology focused field of study. This position will support agency operations with a primary focus on gaining practical work experience and business skills for personal development, or to satisfy educational requirements. The incumbent will proactively work with IT staff, fellow interns and other agency employees.

This position will start on June 4th and will end on August 7th of 2026 at our offices in Austin, TX.

Salary Will Be Dependent Upon Education Level

Undergraduate (Junior or Senior) - $23.00/hour

Graduate Student - $25.00/hour

What You Will Do

Data/Systems Analysis

Works with Data Engineers to standup a Data Governance platform.
Works with the Data Steward to review enterprise data assets to define attributes and identify/classify critical data elements.
Assists with building metadata repositories, business glossaries, data lineage, and training materials.
Provides support to the Financial and Benefits groups while testing the Data warehouse load.
Assists with enhancing existing data models.
Researches, analyzes and develops:
Enterprise Applications, Data, and Integrations Models
Enterprise Business Capability and Technology Stack Models
Enterprise Technology Strategy, Innovation, and Initiative Models
Enterprise Business Process & Content Management Models
Enterprise Identity, Access, and Security Models
Assists with creating a dashboard on details of jobs running in Talend ETL Tool:
Daily list of all jobs, start and end times, duration
Statistics on data (rows read, rows written, rows rejected)
Weekly/monthly failure summary associated with reasons(upstream data issue, processing issue, bugs, etc.)
Assists with creating a production support document, documenting a collection of all failures that have occurred in the past and how they were resolved for any/all projects.
Assists with building a front-end tool to input the data that is required to be input in the framework spreadsheet.
Assists with gathering catalog input information from Data Warehouse.
Help with data models as needed.

General Functions

Assists with researching, compiling, and analyzing data; entering data into spreadsheets, databases, and other automated applications – and the creation/presentation of architectural visual models.
Assists with reviewing, analyzing, organizing, and integrating agency information resources, and recommending changes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Assists with completing special projects.
Performs related work as assigned.

Required Education

WHAT YOU WILL BRING:

Currently enrolled in and actively attending an accredited college or university as an undergraduate student with a declared major in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Data Management, Data Governance, or other relevant program AND within 12 months of graduation; Or
Currently enrolled as a graduate student (Master or Doctoral) in a Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Data Management, Data Governance, or other relevant program or other relevant program.
Applicant will be required to submit a copy of official college transcripts.

Required Experience

None.

Required Registration, Certification, Or Licensure

None.

Preferred Qualifications

GPA of 2.7 or higher.
Experience with SQL.
Experience with data management platforms, including ERStudio, and Talend.
Experience working on similar projects to the ones described above.
Letter(s) of recommendation from program professor(s) are strongly encouraged.
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About the Company

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) is responsible for investing funds under its stewardship and for delivering benefits to members as authorized by the Texas Legislature. Our mission is to improve the retirement security of Texas educators by prudently investing and managing trust assets and delivering benefits that make a positive difference in members’ lives. TRS is a defined benefit plan, with retirement benefits determined by a pre-established formula. The trust fund is sustained principally by three sources-co... Know more