Site Reliability Internship - Summer 2027
About The Position
Varda’s Site Reliability team supports infrastructure, hardware, software, and services across the company. The team ensures services run reliably and implements tools at scale. Day-to-day work includes supporting team-member onboarding, building out new engineering areas, troubleshooting system administration challenges, and implementing automation to scale systems and services. This full-time, on-site internship is based in El Segundo, California, and runs during the summer, generally between May and August, with dates dependent on the selected students’ university schedules. Applicants must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program. Interns work on impactful projects in a collaborative startup environment and learn from experienced aerospace professionals. The role involves deploying and managing services in Azure Kubernetes Service clusters with Argo CD; assisting with system patching and maintenance; upgrading and supporting Atlassian tools; contributing to infrastructure-as-code with Linux-based tooling and scripting; and monitoring and automating operations to improve reliability and performance.
Requirements
- Python programming experience.
- Familiarity with Linux environments.
- Understanding of cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Coursework or experience with Docker, Kubernetes, networking, or system security fundamentals.
- Must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- Must meet the stated U.S. person eligibility requirement for access to export-controlled items.
Nice To Haves
- Hands-on experience with cloud deployment using Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in a lab or personal project setting.
- Familiarity with CI/CD concepts or tools such as Argo CD, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
- Previous internship, research, or project experience in DevOps or systems engineering.
Responsibilities
- Deploy and manage services in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Argo CD.
- Assist with system patching and maintenance tasks for internal services.
- Upgrade and support Atlassian tooling, such as Jira and Confluence.
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code efforts using Linux-based tooling and scripting.
- Monitor service reliability and automate operations tasks to improve system uptime and performance.
Benefits
- Hourly rate of $33.00.
- Housing stipend for interns relocating to the area.
- Commuter benefit to support local transportation.
- Paid observed holidays.
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for employees and dependents, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
- $120 per month wellness reimbursement for gym and fitness expenses.
- Sponsored One Medical memberships for employees and their dependents.
- $20 per pay-period cell phone reimbursement.
- Up to $4,000 gross-up in relocation support, if eligible.
- Up to $850 commute credit through Lyft or car rental reimbursement, if eligible.
- Fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly.
- Company and team-bonding events, happy hours, and mission-success celebrations.
- Complimentary EV charging.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
