Data Engineer Intern

CHATTANOOGA, TN

Position open to remote: Yes

Grade: HR04

Compensation Range: 15.00- 18.00

Who We Are

Relentlessly Delivering Big Ideas. U.S. Xpress is one of the nation’s largest asset-based trucking companies. But the most valuable asset we offer isn’t tractors, trailers, or even our exclusive, cutting-edge technology. It’s the collective brainpower of thousands of visionaries and problem-solvers. Together, we are revolutionizing the transportation industry by providing innovative, custom solutions. And, here, we believe in the sanctity of a promise—both to our customers, and our people. When we focus our varied talents on reshaping the future of transportation, that’s what we call the POWER OF U.S.

Why U.S. Xpress?

Right Role. Right Tools. Right People. We invest in our talent starting on day one. You will be provided with personal and professional development opportunities that complement your interests and encourage you to build a career you’re passionate about. Whether it is employee stock options, profit-sharing, 401K, professional development, or our competitive pay, we help prepare you for the future. Be part of an organization that values out-of-the-box thinking and rewards employees for going above and beyond. Curious about the other benefits of working with us? Check out other perks below!

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Basic/Supplemental Life
• Accidental Death/Dismemberment
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Savings Accounts
• Company Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401k with Employer Matching Contribution
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short Term Incentive Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
  
  

Primary Position Purpose

The Data Engineer Intern will be part of a team responsible for owning, developing, and maintaining our Enterprise Analytics Applications specifically within our cloud environment.This position will focus heavily on the modeling & transforming of our structured & semi-structured date in the cloud that provided scalable, high-performance views/cubes for our BI Developers & field analysts to consume. This position will be working with a group of peers in an agile scrum environment dedicated to providing pipelines & data to a domain of the business.This role will work very closely with our BI Developers, Data Science & end stakeholders to build robust tools & technology to support the business. You will also work your way to becoming a subject matter expert in our stack of development tools that supports our products we produce.

Position Functions

• Actively developing productivity skills through continuous learning and refining working style and time management.
• Engage in a team environment and complete well-defined tasks to support team goals.
• Ability to multi-task and analyze information to determine appropriate response.
• Display ownership in work from planning/development through completion.
• Develop & support Engineering pipelines.
• Operate and develop in an Agile team environment (including backlog refinement & user story creation & ownership).
• Develop expertise and understanding of core business functions of assigned domain.
• Work collaboratively across the team and demonstrate the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to explain products to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ensure opened tickets are resolved within a timely fashion.
• Strong collaborative mindset, good judgment with great interpersonal skills required to help solve complex business problems.
• Partner with data owners to design solutions that align to data governance and data management principles best practices.
• Develop robust, scalable solutions for collecting & analyzing large data sets. Must be proficient in creating & maintaining data pipelines.
• Design logical data models and their physical schema design.
• Collaborate in-person with all levels of the organization to harness collective intelligence of the workforce.
• Attend all in-person meetings and trainings on recent developments, goals, and objectives. Participate in such discussions by offering input and advice.
• Regularly engage remotely and in-person with customers and potential customers to establish rapport, open communication, and expectations.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Analytics, Supply Chain/Logistics or related discipline from a four-year college or university
  
  

Experience

• Experience with ETL tools (such as dbt, FiveTran, AWS/Azure products)
• Experience with Snowflake as a Data Warehouse
• Some experience programming in Java & Python. Big data knowledge is a plus
• Experience with Git and/or bitbucket is a plus
• Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/Google)
• Solid SQL experience
• Experience contributing to a Data Dictionary, Canonical Data Model, or Code/Product Documentation
• Transportation, Logistics, and/or Tech industry experience a plus
  
  

Skills & Abilities

• Proficiency in developing packages, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and complex SQL statements
• Ability to work with multiple data sources and types (structured/semi-structured/unstructured)
• Data Visualization with PowerBI / Tableau / QlikView or equivalent is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile and dynamic environment with both virtual and face-to-face interactions
• Light knowledge of SQL DBA work or Snowflake DBA work
• Supply Chain or Logistics knowledge (Transportation a plus)
• Solid in MS Office Products
• Adept at assessing organizational dynamics and managing change
• Works quickly and efficiently. Able to test solutions, learn, and iterate quickly
• Proactive and pragmatic problem solver
• Communicates effectively across multiple mediums
  
  

Licenses & Certifications

• Microsoft SQL certifications a plus
• Snowflake certifications a plus
• Dbt certified a plus
• AWS Stack certifications/trainings a plus
• FiveTran/HVR certified a plus
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility

• N/A
  
  

Work Environment / Physical Requirements – Normal Office Settings.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected for this position. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities. Employees performing this job may be asked to perform other duties as required and the responsibilities of the position may change. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

U.S. Xpress is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce.

This role will remain open until it has been filled.