DevOps Intern-Poughkeepsie, NY

We are seeking a talented and motivated DevOps Intern to join our engineering team. In this role, you will help build, automate, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure and software delivery pipelines that support enterprise-class applications and services. You will work closely with Development, Quality Assurance, Security, and Operations teams to improve software quality, deployment efficiency, system reliability, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is passionate about automation, cloud technologies, continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), and infrastructure as code. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to drive improvements across the software development lifecycle.

Your Role And Responsibilities

• Automation & CI/CD
• Design, implement, and maintain Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Automate software build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Improve deployment reliability, speed, and consistency across environments.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort through automation.
• Infrastructure Management
• Deploy and manage infrastructure in cloud and on-premises environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using modern automation tools.
• Maintain development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and highly available.
• Monitoring & Reliability
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, application, and deployment issues.
• Perform root cause analysis for production incidents and service disruptions.
• Participate in incident response and operational support activities.

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• DevOps or Platform Engineering experience
• Kubernetes/OpenShift administration skills
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, Git, and Linux
• Scripting experience with Python and/or Bash
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, IBM Cloud)
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
• Understanding of DevSecOps, security automation, and compliance controls
• Experience supporting highly available, scalable enterprise applications
• Familiarity with backup, recovery, data protection, and cyber-resilience solutions