DevOps / DevSecOps Intern

Canadian Solar Inc.•Kitchener, ON

17h•Remote

About The Position

At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry. Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to "Make the Difference" by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate. Position Title: DevOps / DevSecOps Intern Department: EQS Compensation: Unpaid Internship Location: Canada or United States About the Role: We are looking for a curious, hands-on DevOps / DevSecOps Intern to join our engineering team. This is a high-impact opportunity to work in a fast-paced, cloud-native environment using industry-standard tools such as Jenkins, AWS, Docker, and Bitbucket. You will help streamline CI/CD pipelines, strengthen our security posture alongside the cybersecurity team, and gain real-world experience building and maintaining scalable, automated infrastructure. You will collaborate with experienced engineers through Jira, Confluence, and Bitbucket, applying agile best practices end-to-end.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
Familiarity with Linux / Unix systems and the command line.
Basic understanding of cloud platforms, especially AWS.
Exposure to Jenkins, Docker, and CI/CD concepts.
Experience or coursework involving the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).
Scripting knowledge in Bash, Python, or equivalent.
Awareness of foundational security concepts (OWASP Top 10, secrets management, least privilege).
Strong written and verbal communication, organization, and documentation skills.
Eagerness to learn, take ownership, and contribute in a collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
Exposure to Kubernetes or container orchestration platforms.
Familiarity with security tooling such as Snyk, Trivy, SonarQube, or AWS Security Hub.
Prior internship, lab, or personal project involving CI/CD or cloud automation.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing, maintaining, and optimizing Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
Support containerization and orchestration workflows using Docker.
Help manage cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
Automate routine operational tasks using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
Collaborate with developers in Bitbucket for version control, branching strategy, and code reviews.
Track tasks, sprints, and release progress in Jira.
Document workflows, runbooks, configurations, and best practices in Confluence.
Troubleshoot deployment issues and contribute to system monitoring and alerting.
Participate in daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and DevOps planning sessions.
Integrate security scanning tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, secret scanning) into Jenkins pipelines.
Help triage vulnerability findings and track remediation through Jira with the cybersecurity team.
Assist in hardening Docker images and AWS configurations against CIS and OWASP benchmarks.
Support IAM least-privilege reviews, key rotation, and access auditing on AWS.
Contribute to security monitoring, log aggregation, and incident-response runbooks.
Help maintain compliance evidence and documentation in Confluence for audits.
Learn and apply DevSecOps principles such as policy-as-code, supply-chain security, and threat modeling.