With over 130 years of experience navigating in some of the world’s most complex and difficult waters, Seaspan Marine is the largest and most diverse tug & barge company on Canada’s West Coast, providing more than 2,500 ship assist & escort services annually, while our fleet of over 100 specialty and general-purpose barges provide critical transportation for many of BC’s largest industries and major marine construction projects.
The Intern, Data Engineering, will support the Data & Digital Enablement team in developing, testing, and documenting data solutions that enable analytics and business decision-making across Seaspan Marine Group. Working alongside experienced data professionals, the intern will gain hands-on experience with cloud data engineering, data integration, data modeling, data quality, and analytics within a Microsoft Azure environment.
Note: Due to business needs, this position is required to be fully on-site based at 10 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver.
What you’ll do
- Evaluate potential data sources and APIs based on data availability, reliability, technical constraints, and project requirements.
- Develop and test data pipelines using SQL, Python, and related programing languages to ingest, transform, and integrate data.
- Troubleshoot and improve data workflows, including scheduling, logging, error handling, and reruns.
- Transform source data into standardized datasets and data models for analytics and reporting.
- Perform data profiling and validation, and support the implementation of data-quality checks and monitoring.
- Document data sources, pipelines, models, technical requirements, and solutions.
- Follow established development and source-control practices and participate in code reviews.
- Participate in Agile activities and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
- Present project outcomes and support solution handover and knowledge transfer.
What you’ll bring
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related quantitative discipline.
- Coursework, academic projects, or personal projects involving databases, data engineering, analytics, or software development.
- Working knowledge of SQL and Python.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, curiosity, and willingness to learn.
- Exposure to cloud platforms, Databricks, Git/version control, or Azure tools is an asset.
Why you’ll love working here
- A supportive learning environment, great team culture and hands-on experience and training.
- Opportunity to grow your career and connect with like-minded students.
- To assist those that are using transit, we operate a complimentary shuttle bus Monday through Friday with various pick up and drop off points around North Vancouver.
Start Date of Internship: Monday, January 4, 2027.
End Date of Internship: Friday, April 30, 2027.
Please submit your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcript as one PDF document.
Application Closing Date: Friday, November 27, 2026, at 11:59pm PDT.
Please note: if we receive a large volume of applications, we may close this posting ahead of the closing date, therefore, we recommend applying early. Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.
To learn more about our InternSHIP Program, visit our website: www.seaspan.com/internships-at-seaspan/
With over 130 years of experience navigating in some of the world’s most complex and difficult waters, Seaspan Marine is the largest and most diverse tug & barge company on Canada’s West Coast, providing more than 2,500 ship assist & escort services annually. Our fleet of energy and specialty barges fuels international trade and is integral to building a stronger British Columbia. Seaspan Ferries serves the Vancouver Island supply chain with the most reliable, daily commercial ferry service between our terminals on the Mainland and Vancouver Island. Seaspan Energy operates a fleet of LNG powered vessels with established, long-term relationships for the procurement and bunkering of LNG.
Seaspan is committed to Employment Equity, supports diversity in the workplace, and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including, women, members of visible minorities, Indigenous persons, and persons with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruit@seaspan.com for confidential support. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible environment.
