Innovation Summer Advanced Degree Intern - Next-Gen Compute

Accenture • Los Angeles, CA

2d • $59,100 - $205,800

About The Position

Technology Innovation aims to create the next $1B+ businesses by shaping the future for our clients, Accenture, and the world through technology innovation at speed and scale. We achieve this by deeply understanding critical technology shifts and inflection points, incubating and prototyping new cutting-edge solutions through applied R&D, and prioritizing what businesses we can build and scale within Accenture to deliverable measurable client value. Technology Innovation Summer Internship offers graduate students the opportunity to work with experts and senior researchers across a wide range of emerging technologies, from artificial intelligence and robotics to quantum computing, space technologies, virtual reality, sustainable packaging, and so much more. Next Generation Compute – As an intern in Accenture's Next-Gen Compute practice, you will work with senior engineers and architects to design cutting-edge high-performance computing (HPC) environments and prototype tools that help enterprise evaluate HPC solutions for AI and other advanced computational needs. You’ll apply your expertise to build and validate HPC systems at hyperscale and contribute to building technical advisory tools that automate solution fit.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Masters of PhD program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields a graduation of December 2026 or later
• 1+ years of experience in an area relevant to Accenture Innovation Technology research foci including, but not limited to, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of core HPC components: compute nodes, interconnects, parallel storage, workload schedulers
• Experience with systems operational tools, such as Linux administration and shell scripting
• Experience with containerization, such as Kubernetes
• Experience in the deployment of HPC infrastructure supporting large-scale AI services
• Experience in IaC (Infrastructure as Code) tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, Helm, etc.
• Experience with observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
• Familiarity with HPC hyperscalers' cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, GCP
• Proficiency in Python, Javascript, or similar programming languages
• Experience with web development frameworks, such as react, Flask, Django, etc.
• Understanding of data structures, such as JSON, SQL, etc.
• Experience with HPC infrastructure and systems
• Experience with AI/ML software tools, libraries, and applications
• Strong work ethic, solid technical aptitude in area of study, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and experience working on a team

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the design, deployment, and configuration of HPC systems across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Working with GPU-accelerated compute clusters to set up networking, storage, and clusters with their orchestrations.
• Supporting the validation and benchmarking of HPC environments.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams on the deployment of HPC systems in real-world use cases.
• Contributing to the design and development of a technical advisory tool for HPC solutions
• Collaborating with infrastructure engineers to ensure alignment with real-world system architectures
• Supporting testing and usability improvement of the tool.

Benefits

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern