DevOps Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

Cox Enterprises • Atlanta, GA

71d • $23 - $35

About The Position

The DevOps Engineering Intern is a hands-on engineering position. As a member of our DevOps Enablement function, you will work closely with Sr. DevOps engineers, DevOps Architects and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that our DevOps pipelines are continually functioning to performance levels and evolving to best support the needs of our Delivery team customers. Your primary area of focus will be to contribute in building our Internal Developer Platform as well integrate, and support a diverse set of DevOps tools residing on our DevOps platform.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program. (Bachelors or Master's)
• Eager to learn, develop solutions and passion for customer service and team success.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands on experience with relevant tools (GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Backstage.io, Terraform, Power Apps, Power Automate, Ansible, etc.).
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., javascript, Node js, YML, Bash, Python, PowerShell) to streamline deployment and maintenance processes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, Oracle Cloud, AWS including infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and security.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architecture, software development, security, and operations teams to design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure DevOps solutions.
• Engineer the Internal Developer Platform.
• Develop, implement, and socialize DevOps best practices.
• Develop and automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes to streamline software delivery and enhance system performance.
• Manage and optimize the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery of software updates.
• Maintain DevOps tools to maintain vendor and security compliance.
• Support DevOps tools performance to meet agreed upon SLAs.
• Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect data, systems, and applications.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps, and proactively apply them to improve our development and deployment processes.
• Proactively address issues and pursue improvements.
• Document processes to facilitate knowledge sharing and support team members.

Benefits

• Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Retirement planning (401(k))
• Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Telecommunications
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees