Intern ULT

Patterson-UTI•Fort Worth, TX

11d

About The Position

This internship focuses on Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure as Code & DevOps, Data Engineering & SQL, Application & API Development, and Enterprise IT Operations. Interns will learn about Microsoft Azure architecture, deploy and configure Azure resources, and understand cloud security and networking concepts. They will also gain experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automation. The role involves working with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL, developing ETL/ELT processes, and building integrations. Additionally, interns will learn C# and .NET development practices, design and build REST APIs, and understand enterprise IT operations, including troubleshooting and change management. The internship emphasizes learning the company environment, technology stack, development practices, and security requirements, while completing technical assignments and owning a defined project from start to finish.

Requirements

Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related field.
Programming experience and working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
Understanding of cloud computing, APIs, web application architecture, and Git/source control.
Strong interest in cloud engineering, data engineering, software development, automation, and artificial intelligence.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, written, and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and ability to work independently while knowing when to ask for assistance.

Nice To Haves

Python
SQL
Docker
Terraform
AWS, Azure, or GCP
ETL/ELT pipelines
REST APIs
.NET/C#
GitHub or Azure DevOps
Data analytics
Machine learning or generative AI

Responsibilities

Assist with deployment and configuration of Azure resources, including App Service, Azure SQL Database, Storage, Key Vault, networking, containers, and monitoring.
Learn Microsoft Entra ID, managed identities, role-based access control, and least-privilege access.
Familiarize Azure networking, monitoring, backup, resilience, and disaster recovery concepts.
Apply existing AWS/GCP cloud concepts to the Microsoft Azure environment.
Build and modify infrastructure using Terraform.
Use Git-based source control, branching, pull requests, and code reviews.
Participate in CI/CD pipeline development using Git.
Learn DEV, TEST/UAT, and PROD deployment practices, approvals, rollback, and release controls.
Automate repeatable infrastructure and application deployment processes.
Work with Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL.
Write, troubleshoot, and optimize SQL queries, views, stored procedures, and data transformations.
Understand relational database design, data modeling, indexing, and query performance.
Develop ETL/ELT processes using enterprise data sources and APIs.
Implement data quality, validation, error handling, logging, lineage, and monitoring practices.
Assist with reporting and analytics solutions.
Learn and apply C# and .NET development practices.
Design, build, consume, and troubleshoot REST APIs.
Work with authentication, authorization, configuration, secrets, logging, and error handling.
Build integrations between enterprise applications and data sources.
Participate in code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment.
Learn how enterprise applications, databases, integrations, and infrastructure are designed and supported.
Participate in troubleshooting real application, database, integration, and infrastructure issues.
Use logs, monitoring, metrics, and diagnostic information to investigate problems.
Learn change-management and production-support processes.
Create and maintain clear technical documentation and participate in architecture/project discussions.
Understand the company environment, technology stack, development practices, security requirements, and operational processes.
Complete increasingly complex technical assignments with guidance from senior team members.
Take responsibility for a defined project (Sidekick/BRDB Modernization) or component from requirements and design through testing, deployment, documentation, and presentation.
Explain the architecture of key enterprise systems and their major integrations.
Build and deploy a basic Azure solution and provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
Write and troubleshoot SQL queries and build or modify an API/application component.
Create and use a CI/CD deployment pipeline.
Troubleshoot technical problems using logs, monitoring tools, and systematic investigation.
Understand core enterprise identity, security, secrets-management, and least-privilege concepts.
Build a practical generative AI or agentic AI solution.
Produce professional technical documentation and take a small technical project from requirements through deployment.
Clearly present the design, implementation, lessons learned, and business value of completed work.