Data Engineer - Process Automation… at Premera Blue… · Mountlake…

Summary: Premera Blue Cross is committed to improving customers' lives by making healthcare work better. They are seeking a Data Engineer - Process Automation Intern to assist in modernizing the SI Partner Engagement process through data-driven automation, working with real enterprise data and collaborating across teams to enhance vendor management operations. Responsibilities: - Translate documented business processes into logical data flows, identifying inputs, outputs, dependencies, and automation opportunities - Identify opportunities for AIdriven solutions and intelligent automation - Support the design, prototyping, testing, and refinement of automation tools - Assist in designing and validating basic data pipelines and transformations (e.g., sourcetotarget mappings, data quality checks, and simple orchestration logic) under the guidance of senior team members - Use structured query logic to explore, validate, and analyze process and operational data to support automation and reporting use cases - Contribute to existing process documentation, metrics baselines, and automation backlogs that have been established as part of pre internship readiness work - Produce artifacts commonly expected of early career Data Engineers, such as data flow diagrams, annotated queries, and clear technical documentation - Participate in structured team ceremonies (intake reviews, solution walkthroughs, and retrospectives) to gain exposure to enterprise delivery and data engineering operating models Required Qualifications: - Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or master's degree program or have recently obtained your degree (within the last 12 months) - Experience with data structures and algorithms - Experience with databases and data flow systems - Foundational understanding of data concepts such as tables, joins, transformations, and data quality (academic or practical) - Curiosity and willingness to learn enterprise scale data and automation patterns Preferred Qualifications: - Familiarity with different AI capabilities and/or experience building agentic AI Required Skills: Data structures, Algorithms, Databases Important Skills: Data flow systems, AI capabilities, Data quality Nice-to-Have Skills: Curiosity, Willingness to learn Benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums., Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents., Life and disability insurance., Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service., Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few., Generous paid time off to reenergize., Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees., Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more., Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet., Free convenient on-site parking., Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable., Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more., Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling., Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.