DEP - OPS DATA ENABLEMENT INTERN - 37990061

Requisition No: 863964 

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: DEP - OPS DATA ENABLEMENT INTERN - 37990061

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 37990061 

Salary:  $15.00 / hr 

Posting Closing Date: 11/17/2025 

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DATA ENABLEMENT INTERN

OPS INFORMATION SPECIALIST I

State of Florida

Department of Environmental Protection

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

 

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position is a temporary, part-time Data Enablement Intern housed onsite within the Office of Environmental Accountability and Transparency. As a Data Enablement Intern at DEP, you will have the exciting opportunity to work with one of the nation’s largest environmental data sets which helps protect, conserve and manage the state’s natural resources. You will primarily support two Data & Analytics (D&A) initiatives: data literacy and the data catalog. 

For data literacy, you will:

• Update our data literacy plan by learner role
• Maintain our Qlik Learning, LinkedIn Learning, and DataCamp subscriptions
• Update and promote our D&A Teams chat channels
• Schedule, coordinate, and create content for D&A Lunch & Learns
• Maintain D&A users list and email groups
• Report data literacy metrics to Leadership and DEP training office
• Assist Chief Data & Analytics Officer with custom data literacy courses

For the data catalog, you will:

• Assist with the implementation of an enterprise-wide data catalog
• Work with DEP staff to discover and map important data assets
• Gather, standardize, and build data dictionaries
• Work with the Office of Technology and Information Services on methods to generate data descriptions using modern technologies

 

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan, manage, and timely complete work assignments
• Ability to develop and maintain accurate, detailed documentation
• Skilled at working with a distributed team to organize information into new, easily accessible formats

 

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a data science, computer science, information technology, library science, environmental science, or related graduate program as evidenced by transcript and/or degree. A credential evaluation report from an approved agency must be submitted along with all foreign degrees.

 

 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching, training, or coaching
• Experience with data cataloging
• Experience with data management (coding, analyzing, visualizing, cleansing, etc.).
• Passion for the environment Ability to work with Qlik, Excel, and/or databases.

 

 

Pay:

$15.00 per hour/15-29 hours per week Monday-Friday (schedule dependent on office needs and candidate availability)

 

 

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to advance Florida’s position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state’s economy. DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

 

 

Where You Will Work:

Tallahassee, Florida’s Capital