DevOps Internship (Summer)
About The Position
This 9-week hybrid internship in Austin, TX is designed to provide real-world experience, hands-on learning, and meaningful mentorship. At SpyCloud, we believe in learning by doing, which is why our interns work on real, high-impact projects that contribute to our mission. The Cloud Operations Intern will join the DevOps / Cloud Operations team for the summer. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience supporting the systems and tooling that power SpyCloud’s cloud infrastructure, with a focus on monitoring, alerting, and observability. You will work closely with experienced engineers to improve visibility into system performance, enhance alert quality, and contribute to automation efforts. This is a highly collaborative environment where async work is common, and interns are paired directly with engineers to learn, build, and deliver meaningful improvements to production systems.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience through coursework, academic projects, or prior internships working with cloud technologies or infrastructure
- Familiarity with Python or Bash
- Working knowledge of Linux systems
- Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Exposure to infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts in a technical environment
- Clear communication skills and willingness to collaborate in a team setting
- Ability to work effectively in an async, distributed team environment
Nice To Haves
- Experience using monitoring, observability, or alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, NewRelic, Grafana, etc.)
- Academic or personal projects leveraging infrastructure as code
- Familiarity with incident management concepts or tooling (e.g., PagerDuty)
Responsibilities
- Support monitoring and observability initiatives across cloud infrastructure
- Assist with alert tuning to improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce alert fatigue
- Build and enhance dashboards to provide clear visibility into system health and performance
- Contribute to automation efforts using infrastructure-as-code and scripting
- Work with tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, PagerDuty, Spacelift, and Terraform
- Partner with engineers on ongoing projects and improvements
- Participate in collaborative problem-solving and learning opportunities within the team
- Document processes, dashboards, and improvements for broader team use
Benefits
- 401(k) with Employer Contribution
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) available with Employer Contribution
- Employer Paid Life, Short-term, and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Generous PTO Plan and 16 paid holidays per year
- Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Contribution
- Employer Provided Private Health Insurance and Healthcare Cashplan
- Employer Paid Life Insurance and Income Replacement
- Generous Holiday Plan and 14 paid holidays per year
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Career Level
Intern
