Summer 2026 Intern - Systems Admin (Onsite)
About The Position
The Business Infrastructure (BI) Organization at Raytheon BBN Technologies is seeking a full-time summer co-op to support IT staff in administration of equipment at BBN's Cambridge location. Our team handles all aspects of IT including, but not limited to: core (Cisco) network infrastructure, phone systems, secure lab setups, server installs and configuration, scripting, automation, and VM management. At BBN, we offer an exciting and collaborative workplace. If you enjoy a collegial environment that emphasizes innovation, teamwork, and technical excellence, we'd like to hear from you! As an intern, you'll work independently and side by side with our full-time team, installing and configuring server hardware and networking equipment or working with end users directly to make sure they have all the hardware and software they need. You will also work directly with our engineering staff, external vendors, and collaborators to solve complex and interesting problems.
Requirements
- Requires a High School Diploma or equivalent and student must be pursing a bachelor's or advanced degree in an applicable discipline (i.e. Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Cyber Security, or related)
- U.S. Citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract
- Experience with basic IT infrastructure services, security, and protocols
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with administration of Windows 10 operating systems
- Experience with PC hardware repair of laptops, desktops, and servers
- Analytical, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Familiarity with additional operating systems (i.e. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (or CentOS), Ubuntu, Windows Server)
- Experience with scripting
Responsibilities
- Writing scripts to make daily life easier
- Maintain data center needs which includes verifying server and equipment health status
- Organization of data center and disposition of retired servers
- Support servers and/or desktops running Linux, Windows, or macOS operating systems
- Organize and maintain IT document repository
- Perform research and evaluation of products
- Diagnosing and solving IT Users' everyday issues
- Staging and deploying IT equipment
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
