2024 Summer Intern: Data Science
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Spectrum’s growth and success in the ever-evolving technological landscape are built on the sophisticated innovations and service reliability our Network Operations groups provide. Our Operating Model focuses on maintaining operational excellence and reliability of Spectrum’s network to enhance our customer’s experience. The Network Operations environment is based on our Key Laws of Focus which values accuracy, resiliency and response time.
Applications Platform Operations (APO) encompasses an expansive range of proficiencies over five major areas of expertise: IT Security, Provisioning, Operations System Support, Data Implementation, and Email and Customer Portal. We focus on the technology and services that create a seamless and secure customer experience.
- Full-time
- Job level: Entry to Senior
- Travel: Occasional
Success profile
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- Analytical
- Problem Solving
- Detail-oriented
- Flexible
- Leadership
- Team Player
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Rewards
Spectrum wants to help you get more out of life and take care of things outside the office to make life a little easier. We provide:
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Health Insurance
Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision plans available.
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Paid Time Off
Paid vacation, sick and personal time, and holidays.
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401(k) Retirement Savings
We provide a 100% match for every dollar you contribute, up to 6% of your eligible pay.
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Education Assistance
Earn an associate degree, bachelor’s degree or professional certificate tuition-free through our partnership with Guild.
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Career Progression
Advancement is a very real and achievable goal.
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Training and Certification
Sponsored courses help enhance your skills.
Responsibilities
Company Overview
Spectrum is the nation’s fastest-growing mobile provider and leading internet provider. Our tech teams create, develop, and operate leading connectivity products serving nearly 100 million users and 500 million devices. We connect people to what’s next.
This position is eligible to work in a hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote days).
At a Glance
- You’re a motivated rising senior with a 3.0 GPA or higher seeking a bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas listed below from an accredited college or university:
- Data Science
- This is a learning-intensive program designed to give you essential business insights and hands-on experience in your field of choice. It’s a full-time, 10-week commitment from May 29, 2024, through August 2, 2024.
- Benefits include professional development sessions, networking opportunities, and mentorship.
The Spectrum Internship Experience
You have clear aspirations and are seeking a summer internship program that will help you meet them. Find it at Spectrum, named one of the 2023 Top 100 Internship Programs in the United States by WayUp and Yello.
Our internships are designed to provide:
- Opportunities to gain new skills and elevate the ones you already have, all in a robust and forward-thinking business setting.
- First-rate, hands-on experience in the telecommunications industry.
- Opportunities to connect you with people who can give you a better understanding of the industry and help you accomplish real goals you can add to your résumé, this includes assigning you a formal mentor and interactions with senior executives.
What you can expect in this role
As a Spectrum Intern, you’ll be essential to two teams — your respective department and your Intern peer group. Department and team-focused projects account for about 80% of your schedule. You’ll spend the other 20% on professional development sessions and networking activities, including the Kickoff Conference on May 29, webinars, community service, cross-functional project, and final presentations.
Internship responsibilities may include:
- Charter Communications is seeking a Data Science Intern to join our Inventory Platforms team, providing support for Granite Network Inventory, future inventory applications, and all related integrations. The Inventory Platforms team is responsible for supporting all aspects of network device discovery, reconciliation with existing records, and network inventory management. This role will enable data-driven decision-making; in-time health monitoring; data migration and systems integrations; and automated customer-facing reporting and dashboards.
This position will include working on a large-scale new system implementation project, including data standardization across platforms, data migration, and network modeling. This work will combine network device information and hierarchy details across both Charter Network Operations and Spectrum Enterprise, with the end goal of using automation to accurately model the network across a wide range of physical and virtual device types. This position works in an office environment and the team has adopted a hybrid model. Full time remote work is not a currently accepted part of the job.
- Responsible for assisting in the development of data-driven solutions to Charter’s business problems
- In partnership with the team, utilize analytical, statistical, and programming skills to clean, aggregate, and analyze large data sets and interpret results
- Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the internal customer experience during data migration and systems integrations efforts
- Participate in the execution of requirements gathering, problem formulation, data grooming, data exploration, model prototyping, and model validation.
- Survey varied data sources for analytic relevance
- Assist in the design and implementation of data standardization and data quality procedures for existing and new data sources
- Observe and assist in the communication of complex data science solutions, concepts, and analyses in a clear and effective manner to team members, business leaders, and internal customers
- Establish links across existing data sources and find new, interesting data correlations
- Assist in the presentation of data insights and recommendations to key stakeholders
- Achieve defined project goals within deadline; proactively communicate status and escalate issues as needed
- Helps to ensure testing and validation are components of all analytics solutions
Here’s what it takes to get started
Required qualifications
- Must be enrolled in an accredited College or University graduating with a bachelor’s degree between December 2024 - May 2025
- Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
- Ability to travel locally to Spectrum Intern development events and activities throughout the program
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for Charter Sponsorship
Preferred qualifications
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for Charter Sponsorship
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Oral and written skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem solving abilities
- Proficient in Software including Adobe, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
- Ability to develop interpersonal communication, verbal and written, relationship management, and customer service skills with a focus on working effectively in a team environment
- Basic experience with analytical and statistical software
- Basic experience using a data science toolkit such as Python or R
- Basic level SQL skills
- Effective analytical and problem solving skills with attention to detail and data accuracy
- Ability to perform in-depth research and analysis
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive information
- Knowledge of core computer science principles including algorithms, data structures, and design methodologies
- Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in data science, computer science, statistics, operations research, or equivalent
Here, employees don’t just have jobs, they build careers. That’s why we believe in offering a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supports all aspects of their well-being, and delivers real value at every stage of life.
A qualified applicant’s criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.
This job posting will remain open until 2024-04-29 05:53 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.
The pay for this position has a salary range of $22.00 to $24.00. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses.
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