What We Offer
This internship is an on-call position, which means it is a part-time, hourly role. The City and County of Denver offers a competitive pay rate to commensurate with education, with the pay range for this position between $21.42 - $24.14 hourly. This position is eligible to enroll in the City and County of Denver's 457b retirement plan. This position is not eligible for other additional benefits. On-call positions may have routine or variable work schedules.
Location Flexibility
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model with a required 3 days in office. Employees work where needed to support business at Denver International Airport (DEN). We do not offer housing or relocation assistance for this position. Employees must work within the state of Colorado.
Internship Duration and Hours
This is a 4-month internship from start to completion, with completion no later than May 15, 2027. Hours typically vary 15-30 hours a week during school semesters, but not exceeding 39 hours a week. The intern's work schedule will be flexible to accommodate their current academic commitments. Hours not exceeding 39 hours a week.
Who We Are & What You'll Do
Since opening on Feb. 28, 1995, Denver International Airport (DEN) has become one of the world's busiest airports. In 2025, 82,427,962 passengers passed through DEN, making DEN 4th busiest airport in the U.S. and the world's 10th busiest airport. DEN is Colorado's primary economic engine, generating $47.2 billion in annual economic impact for the state. At DEN, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We celebrate individuality and strive to keep Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility (EDIA) at the center of all that we do.
Through the DEN Intern (nicknamed "DENtern") Program, students gain real world experience in aviation and workforce development while building professional skills. DENterns participate in networking, collaboration, and professional growth, tours, and engaging in impactful projects across the airport.
DEN's Analytics and Innovation Department is actively seeking a Data Analytics DENtern to contribute to their division. As part of DEN's Strategic Plan, Vision 100, which envisions reaching 100 million annual passengers, Analytics and Innovation plays a pivotal role in transforming the aviation industry.
The Data and Analytics Team supports the KPI's, Dashboards and Innovation pilots for the Operations umbrella. Including support for Maintenance, Operations, Asset Management, Technical Operations and Parking.
As a DENtern you will get to experience working alongside Analytics and Innovation including projects such as, but not limited to:
Project #1: Business Intelligence Support for Airport Operations
- Discover how data analytics, dashboards and metrics can drive business decisions and the future of DEN
- Support our senior-level data architects to enhance current BI solutions or to create new ones for our customers.
Project #2: Power Platform Automation
- Innovate automated solutions utilizing tools such as Microsoft Power Platform
- Learn about industry standards and best practices established by the Business Intelligence team, including development and change management processes
Project #3: Data Integration, Modeling, and Reporting Enhancement
- Collaborate with Business Technologies (BT) to create or update SQL integrations, Power BI and Fabric, and/or tabular models to improve enterprise reporting capabilities.
- Work directly with business users to gather requirements, understand reporting pain points, and translate needs into technical solutions.
What You'll Bring
Our ideal candidate has some or all the following interests, characteristics and skills:
- A genuine curiosity for aviation and how major airports use data to improve operations and customer experience.
- An interest in research and discovery, especially exploring complex problems, gathering insights, and understanding how data tells a story
- A passion for analytics and innovation, excited by emerging technologies, dashboarding, and exploring how data can shape the future of DEN
- Experience or interest in working with SQL databases and queries, and a desire to apply or deepen that knowledge in real-world projects
- A learning‑oriented mindset, open to trying new tools (such as Power BI, Fabric, or Power Platform) and building new technical capabilities
- A collaborative approach, excited to work with cross‑functional teams, subject matter experts, and fellow DENterns on shared projects
Desired Skill Set:
- Interpersonal Skills: Building positive relationships and working effectively with others.
- Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written abilities for reports, presentations, and stakeholder engagement
- Time Management: Efficiently managing time and meeting deadlines
- Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in completing tasks accurately
- Creativity: Generating innovative ideas and solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- Education Requirement: This position is open to students currently enrolled in an accredited college program leading to a certificate, licensure, associates, bachelors, higher degree in, or up to one year post college graduation.
- Education and Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted.
Mandatory documentation required to be considered for this position
- Transcripts – either official or unofficial; dated within your current academic term. This is only used to verify amounts of credits; grades will not influence decisions.
Optional Documents
- Cover letter detailing why you are interested in this position and 3-5 new skills, experiences, or tools you are hoping to take away from this experience.
Application Deadline
This position is expected to stay open until October 18th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 10/18 at 11:59 PM.
Job Profile
TA3182 Professional Technical Intern
Position Type
Oncall
Position Salary Range
$21.42 - $24.21
Agency
Denver International Airport
Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies
City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.
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