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SWCA Environmental Consultants · 1 day ago

IT Intern

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$19/hr - $19/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm providing a full spectrum of environmental services. They are seeking an IT Intern to join the Technology Team in the Summer of 2026, where the intern will analyze complex data and develop user-focused visualizations in support of the company’s scientific and business needs.

Environmental ConsultingNatural Resources

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform various foundational Python skills, including writing simple scripts, managing environments, working with files, handling errors, and following good coding practices, along with basic SQL knowledge for querying and understanding when to use databases versus files

Emphasize teamwork through clear documentation, commit messages, ticket-based workflows, asking clarifying questions, and demonstrating work, while highlighting the importance of ethical data handling, curiosity, problem-solving, learning new tools, using feedback, and researching effectively

Qualification

PythonBasic SQLDocumentation & teamworkAPIs & data handlingVersion control (Git/GitHub)Azure fundamentalsContainers & environmentsSecurity & ethicsCuriosity & problem-solvingTesting & qualityJavaScript/TypeScript basicsGIS conceptsAI API consumptionSimple deployment to Azure

Required

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program having a junior classification or higher, with an emphasis in Computer Science, or related field

Recent graduates will also be considered with a graduation date within 12 months of May 2026

Ability to work remotely from most of the Team

Reliable high speed Internet connection required

Programming basics with Python: write simple scripts, use virtual environments, read/write files, handle errors, good coding practices

Basic SQL: select/filter/join from a table; know when to use a database vs. a file

Documentation & teamwork: clear commit messages, lightweight README/docs, work from tickets, ask clarifying questions, demo work in Teams

Security & ethics: handle data responsibly

Curiosity & problem-solving: learn unfamiliar libraries, accept feedback, effective use of internet resources for learning

Preferred

APIs & data handling: make basic REST calls (JSON), parse/clean tabular data with pandas, save to CSV/JSON

Version control (Git/GitHub): clone, branch, commit, push, open PRs, respond to code reviews

Azure fundamentals: comfort with Azure DevOps (Repos/Pipelines), Azure Storage, and using secrets safely (Key Vault)

Containers & environments: understand what Docker is, run a container locally, use .env for config

Testing & quality: write simple unit tests (pytest), lint/format code (flake8/black, ESLint/Prettier if JS)

JavaScript/TypeScript basics (for React UIs), GIS concepts (layers, features, GeoJSON), and AI API consumption (Azure OpenAI/Cognitive Services)

Simple deployment to Azure Functions/Web Apps, and basic dashboards (Power BI or Plotly)

Company

SWCA Environmental Consultants

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SWCA is an environmental consulting firm.

Founded in 1981

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.swca.com/

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