At VyStar, we offer competitive pay, an excellent benefit package that includes a 401(k) Plan, an extensive paid technical and on-the-job training program, and tuition reimbursement--available to all full and part time employees. Part time positions start at a minimum of 30 hours per week.
We encourage you to become a part of VyStar Credit Union's family of employees.
VyStar Intern-Advance AnalyticsLife as a VyStar Intern:At VyStar Credit Union we are passionate about our members and our employees. For more than 70 years, VyStar has adapted to changes in the banking industry. Today, we have grown to be one of the largest Credit Unions in the United States serving more than 1 million members. Our mission ‘Do Good Bank Better’ drives our employees every day to raise the bar on how we serve our members, our community, and each other. VyStar is proudly seeking talented interns to be involved in a broad range of projects, while gaining a strong foundation of the Credit Union business.
This is an exciting time to join VyStar! VyStar’s paid internship experience is dynamic and tailored to your interests and needs of the organization. The internship is primarily located in the Jacksonville, FL headquarters office. The 9-week internship program begins first week of June and concludes the first week of August.
What you’ll do:
This position will partner with several members of the Advanced Analytics Group (AAG) on key projects during their internship. By the end of the internship, the intern will have completed a business deliverable that can be showcased as part of a professional skillset portfolio. They will strengthen both technical and business competencies through hands-on experience and gain a deeper understanding of how to operate effectively within a business enterprise. Projects may include:
- AAG Modeling MLOps – Develop machine‑learning operations skills by building, deploying, and maintaining production ML pipelines. Work with compute, orchestration, and CI/CD tools to automate testing, linting, and deployment. Design reproducible data‑ and feature‑engineering workflows using Databricks and implement monitoring, drift detection, and alerting dashboards to ensure model health and regulatory compliance. These ML engineering abilities are highly sought after by employers and add tangible analytics deliverables to your résumé.
- AAG Modeling LLM Automation – Development and operationalizing Large Language Models (LLMs) through automated, end‑to‑end pipelines. Interns will work on data ingestion, prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, and deployment of LLMs, leveraging automation tools to create repeatable workflows. The goal is to deliver a production‑ready LLM solution—complete with monitoring, drift detection, and documentation—that can be showcased as a concrete analytics achievement. These AI engineering abilities are highly sought after by employers and add tangible analytics deliverables to your résumé.
- AAG Modelling Data Science – Develop data‑science and machine‑learning skills by wrangling real‑world data and creating predictive and prescriptive models that solve concrete business problems. The modelling use case will be scoped for on‑the‑job training, allowing you to apply learnings to a live model‑development project for a business partner. These data‑science and data‑wrangling abilities are highly sought after by employers and add tangible analytics deliverables to your résumé.
- Scrum Master and/or Product Owner – Gain experience in product ownership and agile workflows, including sprint planning, backlog management, stakeholder communication, and iterative delivery. You will practice leading ceremonies, tracking progress, and ensuring that development teams stay aligned with business priorities.
All employees and business units, as first line of defense, are expected to proactively help identify, assess, manage, and report risks within their domain of work. To enhance a healthy risk culture and support our growth for good pillar, employees will maintain vigilance in safeguarding our operations while ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates. The Risk team serves as the second line of defense by providing risk oversight and credible challenge whereas the Audit team serves as the third line of defense by providing risk assurance.
As an intern, you will:
- Get hands-on experience solving business needs
- Expand your team player capabilities
- Develop your leadership and business acumen
- Interact with Senior Executives
- Get paired with a mentor
- Expand your business network
- Join in community events
- And more…
Education & Qualifications
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree at an accredited college/university
- Rising College Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students, or Thrive Scholars
- Strong written and communication skills
- Participation in college organizations and the community
- Flexibility to work with multi-disciplined teams
- Strong use of Microsoft Office Tools
- GPA of 3.0 preferred
Educational Majors preferred, but not limited to:
- Data Analytics, Data Governance, Data Engineering, Systems Analysts, Business, Business Analytics, Data Policy/Insight/Integrity, Data Science, Data Management, Mathematics with Computer Science Minor
- Preferred, but not necessary, certifications in Lean/Six Sigma; Agile/Scrum; Coding & Analytics Programs such as Python, R, and related packaged applications such as Power BI, and Data Bricks
DISCLAIMERS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
Nothing in this position description is an implied contract for employment. The position description is intended to be an accurate account of the essential functions. The functions are not all encompassing and are subject to change at any time by management. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
As required or requested, may exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
VyStar Credit Union is not seeking outside assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies or search firms for employment or contractor opportunities. Any resumes submitted by an outside vendor to any employee at VyStar via e-mail, internet, or directly to hiring managers without a valid written search agreement with the Talent Acquisition / HR department will be deemed the sole property of VyStar Credit Union.
No placement fee will be paid if a candidate is hired as a result of the referral, or through other means.
Thank you for your inquiry regarding our current job opening. Your resume will be carefully reviewed against the position requirements. Should your experience and skills match, you will be contacted by one of our Human Resources department staff members.
Thank you again for your interest in this position!
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What We Do
VyStar Credit Union is the second-largest credit union headquartered in Florida and now serves over 770,000 members with assets totaling $11 billion. VyStar is the largest mortgage lender in Northeast Florida and one of the major employers in the region with over 2,000 employees. VyStar membership is open to everyone who lives or works in the 49 contiguous counties of Central to North Florida, 10 Southern Georgia counties, and past and present military members and their families all over the world.
Today, the driving VyStar philosophy continues to be offering highly competitive pricing, giving members high-yielding savings products, low loan rates, and low-or no-fee financial services. This commitment makes finding affordable, quality financial products and services a reality for our members.
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