Research IT Summer Intern I/II

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System.

It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is seeking a Junior, Senior undergraduate student or a graduate level student for a summer internship in the Research IT department.

Students majoring in Computer Science or related field may be considered.

This is a paid internship (Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week) for our summer internship program (typically 10 weeks).

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour for undergraduate level and $28.00 for graduate level.

This position requires an on-site presence.

The Research IT department is seeking a hands-on summer intern.

Our IT department has heavily expanded on our high-performance computing (HPC) platform in the Cloud.

Intern projects: (but not limited to)

Assist tasks in our Open OnDemand (OOD) platform in AWS

Assist with onboarding new users to the system

Assist with coding issues for current and new users

Assist with troubleshooting user's code (an opportunity to assist with troubleshooting skills)

Assist with data related projects (as needed)

Assist with ingesting new datasets or working to maintain existing ones (exposure to different tools in AWS like Athena, Glue, EMR, S3, and others).

Skillset/Job Requirements:

Skillset in various AWS tools such as: Glue, Athena, S3, EMR

Other coding languages like Python, Matlab, Stata, Julia, Fortran, bash scripting, job schedulers like SLURM

Proficiency in Linux is required

Basic knowledge of parallel computing like using MPI, OpenMP, and CUDA, is a plus

Soft Skills:

Strong troubleshooting skills are a must (the intern that can break down complex problems)

Ability to work in a group environment / group collaboration

Good written communications skills in helping with writing technical documentation

Physical Requirements:

May require sitting using a computer for several consecutive hours.

May also require standing while performing tasks such as troubleshooting.

May be lifting office equipment up to 10 pounds.

Additional Information:

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