Internship: Data Processing & Dashboard Development for Airport Digital Services

About this internship assignment

This internship focuses on supporting the development and maintenance of modern data pipelines that enable the Digital Service Platform to deliver high‑quality, real‑time data solutions to airports. Airports generate large amounts of operational data, and transforming these raw datasets into reliable, actionable insights requires structured data processing, monitoring, and visualization. The challenge arises from the need to efficiently ingest, clean, and process data from various sources while ensuring accuracy, scalability, and consistency across the platform. The intern will explore how cloud technologies (particularly Microsoft Azure and Azure Databricks) can be leveraged to improve data quality and pipeline performance. The key research question is how to optimize data preparation and monitoring workflows so they better support dashboards, reporting, and operational decision‑making.

Department description

The Digital Service Platform department develops and operates data-driven services for airports, helping them improve efficiency, safety, and operational visibility through advanced analytics. The department builds cloud-based data pipelines, monitoring solutions, and dashboards that process airport data in real time. It is positioned within the organization as a central provider of digital capabilities and works closely with other technical and operational teams. The intern will work in an agile environment or as a self-study collaborating with colleagues.

Tasks/responsibilities

• Support the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines in Microsoft Azure.
• Assist with data processing, cleaning, and transformation tasks in Azure Databricks.
• Prepare datasets for reporting, monitoring, and dashboard development.
• Contribute to visualization and dashboard creation using Splunk.
• Support basic deployment activities within the cloud environment.
• Document technical processes and assist in troubleshooting efforts.

Your profile

• Basic knowledge of SQL and Python
• Understanding of databases and core data concepts
• Interest in cloud technologies, monitoring tools, and dashboard development (Azure)
• Strong analytical mindset and willingness to learn
• *Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands

Email: internship@vanderlande.com