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Internship: Enterprise Architecture Data Quality– Science, Innovation & Labs Are you a motivated student with a passion for data quality, business analysis, and digital transformation? Join the Business Platform Science, Innovation & Labs Enterprise Architecture team at dsm-firmenich for an internship where you will help improve the quality, accuracy, and governance of application portfolio information. This is your opportunity to gain hands-on experience in enterprise architecture, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making while working across a global business and technology landscape. What You’ll Do During your internship, you will investigate and analyze the architecture behind approximately 1,300 business applications using Ardoq. You will assess application ownership, business context, deployment models, infrastructure, and related data attributes, while identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and duplicate solutions. In addition, you will engage with application owners and business stakeholders, facilitate discussions, validate information, and translate findings into clear architectural insights that support governance and decision-making across the Science, Innovation & Labs organization. Key Achievements End Goals Delivered a trusted and actionable view of the Science, Innovation & Labs application landscape, connecting business context, technology, architecture, and ownership information. Improved data quality, traceability, and governance, by identifying duplication and gaps, and providing a structured handover of insights and recommendations for future portfolio management. What We Offer Enterprise Architecture: Gain hands-on experience in application portfolio management, architecture governance, and the use of Ardoq within a global organization. Business & Technology Exposure: Learn how business strategy, capabilities, processes, applications, and technology are connected across a complex business landscape. Stakeholder Engagement: Develop skills in stakeholder interviews, meeting facilitation, influencing, expectation management, and cross-functional collaboration. Data Quality & Governance: Build expertise in data quality assessment, governance, business analysis, problem-solving, and transforming complex findings into decision-ready insights. International Environment: Collaborate with stakeholders across functions, geographies, and technology domains while strengthening your advisory, executive reporting, and cross-functional collaboration skills. What You Bring Field of Study: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Management, Business Information Technology, Data Science, Computer Science, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Digital Transformation, or a related field. Experience: No specialist enterprise architecture experience is required. Experience with structured data, Excel, data quality, application portfolios, research, or stakeholder interviews is an advantage. Skills: Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and confidence to ask critical questions. Excellent communication skills, professional persistence, and the ability to work independently while building productive stakeholder relationships. Eligibility Criteria And Conditions Language requirements: Fluent in English. Final Selection Day: 01.12.2026 in dsm-firmenich office in Maastricht. Start of the internship: 01.02.2027 Duration: 4-5 months. Studies: currently enrolled at Maastricht University or Zuyd applied science university (hogeschool). Your university will cosign the internship agreement. Location: dsm-firmenich Maastricht office. Compensation: Internship salary is €550 per month. If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding internship, apply now by submitting your CV in English via our career page following the link: Careers until October 31, 2026.

Core Responsibilities

Analyze approximately 1,300 business applications in Ardoq, validating ownership, business context, deployment, infrastructure, and related data while identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and duplicate solutions. Engage application owners and business stakeholders to validate findings and deliver architectural insights and recommendations that support governance and portfolio management.

Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled at Maastricht University or Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in a relevant bachelor's or master's program, and their university must co-sign the internship agreement. Fluent English, strong analytical and communication skills, attention to detail, curiosity, and the ability to work independently are required; experience with structured data, Excel, data quality, application portfolios, research, or stakeholder interviews is an advantage.