2027 Summer Intern, Cloud Engineer (AWS/Azure) (Reston, VA)

ICF • Reston, VA

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

ICF is hiring an entry-level, 10-week, full-time summer internship supporting cloud DevOps, governance, and security compliance across AWS and Azure. The internship is expected to begin in June 2027 and end in August 2027, and will be hybrid in Reston, Virginia. Interns will rotate across the team’s core work areas, with projects assigned according to team priorities, contributing to the evolution of the Fathom Platform within the SCS environment. The team uses AI and automation as core engineering practices, giving interns hands-on experience with cloud governance, security, and AI-assisted automation while collaborating with experienced cloud engineers.

Requirements

• Must be able to pass any required background checks, which may include drug screening.
• U.S. citizenship or permanent work authorization is required due to federal contract requirements.
• By the start date, have at least 60 completed college-level credit hours, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• A completed bachelor's degree.
• By the start date, acceptance/enrollment verification for graduate study or at least 9 completed graduate-level credit hours, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Familiarity with AWS and/or Azure.
• AWS or Azure Associate Certification, or actively pursuing one.
• Basic understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud security principles.
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or CI/CD concepts.
• Interest in cloud compliance, governance, or security, including ATO/RMF or NIST.
• Experience using AI tools, such as coding assistants or chat assistants, for technical or analytical work.
• Enthusiasm for learning and applying new technologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD automation used to build and maintain cloud environments.
• Write, test, and document automation for provisioning and managing resources across AWS and Azure.
• Assist with governance of AWS and Azure organizations, including account and subscription structures, identity and access management, and policy-based guardrails.
• Contribute to security tooling and compliance efforts supporting Authorization to Operate (ATO), including work aligned to security control baselines such as NIST 800-53.
• Support vulnerability and security posture management and prepare evidence and documentation for audits.
• Use AI-enabled IDEs and coding assistants to generate, refactor, and document scripts, infrastructure-as-code, and automation; validate and correct generated output before use.
• Turn requirements into clear specifications that guide implementation and help plan and structure work.
• Capture repeatable work as reusable prompts, workflows, agents, and automation.
• Collaborate with engineers on cloud-native products and services and participate in team meetings, code reviews, and documentation efforts.

Benefits

• Mentorship by experienced cloud engineers.
• Exposure to enterprise cloud architecture, DevSecOps, AI-enabled engineering, and compliance/ATO practices.
• Opportunity to build skills in applying AI and automation responsibly at professional scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed