DevOps Engineer Intern

General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc•Pittsburgh, PA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has an opening for a DevOps Engineering Intern to support projects related to national defense services. The intern will work collaboratively with technical teams and Platform Engineers on features and capabilities for critical platforms used internally and externally. The role provides hands-on experience with platform-as-a-service development across multiple cloud providers, modern cloud architectures, platform upgrades, data migration, system monitoring, and troubleshooting. The intern will develop automation to create and maintain PaaS deployments and configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure, including identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, and deployment. The position also involves working with the team to plan product updates and enhancements. Interns apply classroom skills in a collaborative environment and receive a competitive wage.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in an accredited degree program in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or another related scientific or technical discipline.
A standing of sophomore or higher is preferred.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance within a reasonable amount of time from the date of hire.
Candidates selected will undergo a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Thorough understanding of engineering technology.
Familiarity with and some experience in several of the following areas: creating and using cloud resources in AWS and/or Azure; Docker or Kubernetes; CI/CD technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef; infrastructure/configuration as code such as Ansible and Terraform; cloud-native and open-source software ecosystems; and Linux networking, storage, and compute administration.
Strong communication and attention to detail.
Understanding of software development processes and software engineering concepts, principles, and theories.
Ability to apply new information quickly to solve challenging problems.
Ability to thrive in collaborative teams and contribute to shared success.
Commitment to ongoing professional development for oneself and others.

Nice To Haves

Department of Defense Secret security clearance at time of hire is preferred.
Sophomore or higher standing in an accredited degree program is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop automation to create and maintain PaaS deployments.
Automatically configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure, including identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, and deployment.
Work with the team to plan major product updates and enhancements.
Collaborate with Platform Engineers on features and capabilities for deployed platforms.
Support PaaS development across multiple cloud providers.
Gain hands-on experience with cloud architectures, platform upgrades, data migration, system monitoring, and troubleshooting.