DevOps Engineer Intern (Summer 2027)

Sierra Nevada Corporation•Southern Pines, NC

About The Position

As a Technical Intern, you will participate in a comprehensive summer internship program designed to provide hands-on experience in a dynamic aerospace and defense environment. You will work alongside industry experts, contribute to real-world projects, and develop technical and professional skills through mentoring, cross-functional workshops, and direct involvement in company projects. The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection, and security solutions worldwide, supporting Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial, and international customers across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The DevOps Engineer Intern will help design and maintain CI/CD pipelines; automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management; standardize deployment workflows; monitor and troubleshoot system performance; and collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to align deployment approaches with architecture, security, and operational practices. The role may involve working in an office, hybrid environment, or laboratory/workshop setting. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. Government international trade regulation eligibility requirements. The posting will be open for applications for at least five days and may be extended based on business needs.

Requirements

Understanding of and experience with release engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
Demonstrated experience with developer tools such as GitHub and on-premises Azure DevOps.
Implementation experience with microservices, containers, and cloud-native application development.
Track record of delivering high-quality, consistent systems and environments for development teams.
Ability to work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.
Ability to sit at a computer for extended periods and proficiency with computers and office equipment.
Manual dexterity for handling tools and technical equipment.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs occasionally.
Ability to work in a laboratory or workshop environment, potentially involving loud noise or hazardous conditions.
Ability to travel may be required.

Nice To Haves

Software development experience with at least one object-oriented language, such as Java, Python, C#, C++, or Go.
Experience working with multiple cloud vendors.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and/or OpenShift and related container platform ecosystems.
Experience with managed Kubernetes services, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Experience implementing and enforcing configuration control of development environments.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid deployment approaches.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to ensure consistent, reliable environments throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Optimize and standardize deployment workflows to support repeatable releases and variations in product and customer requirements.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve system performance and reliability across distributed systems and complex integrations.
Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to align deployment strategies with architectural goals, security requirements, and operational best practices.