Intern - DevOps/Cloud Ops Engineer

Are you excited about solving technical issues? You feel a need to automate everything?

Do you enjoy collaborating with developers, engineers, architects, impacting products touching life online for billions of users?

Join our team!

Our Team operates within the ZeroTrust Security Group. We develop and maintain cutting-edge security solutions for Akamai enterprise customers.

As a participant in our program, you will gain valuable experience and contribute through meaningful project work. You will have the opportunity to join us for training, networking events, and engagements with company leadership. Our internships are open for current students.

Duration: 6 months, full-time

Partner with the best

Our primary mission is to enable the business to produce high-quality and secure products. In close collaboration with other Engineering teams, we ensure robust protection for our customers.

As an DevOps/Cloud Ops Engineer Intern, you will be responsible for:

Assisting with setting up and maintaining multi-cloud platforms (Azure, Linode) using Kubernetes
Supporting the automation of infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and learning how to manage configurations across multiple projects
Helping troubleshoot development and production issues under the guidance of senior engineers
Contributing to improving existing processes and automation by identifying optimizations
Researching new tools and approaches to help strengthen the security of our platforms.
Assisting in applying system updates and patches to help meet compliance and security

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have a B.Sc. in Computer Science or a related field
Have experience working with Linux
Be familiar with managed cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, Linode)
Have used Kubernetes and/or Helm in a real project or lab setting
Have some familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform)
Be interested in learning GitOps tools such as Argo CD.
Have basic understanding of monitoring concepts or tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Alertmanager.
Have experience using Git/GitHub for version control

Work in a way that works for you

This is a flexible role and may be performed at your home and/or the local Akamai office (in the country advertised). We are happy to discuss working options in this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more details when you apply.

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

Through our intern and co-op programs we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Students also gain the following benefits directly from our programs:

Mentorship
Career development trainings
Visibility into senior leadership through Fireside Chats
Networking and social events with an international intern cohort
Fun perks including Akamai branded merchandise

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you! By the end of your assignment, you will gain a network of encouraging colleagues ready to support you in your studies and beyond.