2027 Summer Intern: Dev Ops Engineer - Cust Ops

Charter Communications; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Charter Communications, as Spectrum, offers a paid 11-week internship in Greenwood Village, CO for a Computer Science student. The program runs May 26 through August 6, 2027, providing mentorship, development sessions, networking, and industry exposure.

You will work on two teams, with about 80% project work and 20% professional development activities, webinars and final presentations to showcase learning.

Qualifications

• Rising senior with expected graduation Dec 2027–May 2028
• Enrolled in an accredited college/university pursuing a bachelor's degree
• Maintains a minimum 3.0 GPA in current program
• Willingness to travel locally for Spectrum intern development events
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future

Responsibilities

• Support XDG DevOps team with cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, security compliance, and observability
• Contribute to automation, documentation, and process improvements across AWS, PCI DSS compliance, and cost optimization

Skills

Python

AWS Infrastructure

EKS

EC2

WAF

S3

GitLab/GitHub

CI/CD concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in progress

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

At a Glance

• You're a motivated student with a current 3.0 GPA or higher currently pursuing a degree in one of the following areas from an accredited college or university:
  • Computer Science
• This is a paid, full-time, 11-week internship designed to give you real-world experience and meaningful exposure to the telecommunications industry in your chosen field.
• Internship program runs from May 26 through August 6, 2027.
• In addition to role-specific projects, you'll take part in professional development sessions, networking opportunities, mentorship and experiences that help you grow personally and professionally.

The Spectrum Internship Experience

As part of America's Connectivity Company, you'll join a team that serves millions of customers and communities nationwide, while gaining valuable insight into the work that powers connection every day.

Throughout the summer, you'll contribute to meaningful work, strengthen your skills and have opportunities to:

• Grow your skills in a dynamic, innovative business environment.
• Build connections with team members and senior leaders who can help you better understand our business and what it's like to work here.
• Learn from a mentor, who can provide guidance, support and career advice.

What you can expect in this role

As a Spectrum intern, you'll spend the summer working alongside two teams: your respective department and your intern cohort.

Department and team-focused projects account for about 80% of your schedule. You'll spend the other 20% on internship experiences that include a kickoff conference, professional development sessions and networking activities, webinars, community service, cross-functional projects and final presentations.

This experience is designed to help you explore your interests, expand your network and leave with a deeper understanding of both your field and the impact of our business.

Internship responsibilities may include:

• The XDG DevOps team is responsible for managing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, security compliance, and observability across Charter's Spectrum Enterprise platform. The team maintains AWS environments (EKS, RDS, ElastiCache, Lambda), enforces PCI DSS and CMMC compliance standards, manages GitLab-based deployment workflows across multiple environments, and operates monitoring and alerting through Datadog and Splunk. The intern will provide support in one or more of these areas, contributing to automation, documentation, and process improvement efforts that strengthen the team's operational reliability and security posture.
• The intern will support the XDG DevOps team by focusing on one or more key areas within our cloud infrastructure, security compliance, and automation portfolio. Potential focus areas include GitLab CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance, PCI DSS compliance automation (such as service account password rotation workflows and audit evidence collection), Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure tasks, security tooling and vulnerability remediation, Datadog observability and cost optimization, or contributing to the team's AI-driven DevOps automation platform. The specific focus will be determined based on the intern's skills and interests, with an emphasis on documentation and process improvement throughout.

Required qualifications

• Must be a rising senior with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited College or University completing a bachelor's degree
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
• Ability to travel locally to Spectrum intern development events and activities throughout the program
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for future sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Python, AWS Infrastructure (EKS, EC2, WAF, S3), Gitlab/Github, CI/CD concepts.

Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

This job posting will remain open until 2026-09-21 05:00 PM (UTC) and will be extended if necessary.

The base pay for this position generally is between $00 and $00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

Get to Know Us

Charter Communications provides superior communication and entertainment products for residential and business customers through the Spectrum brand. Our offerings include Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice. Beyond our connectivity solutions, we also provide local news, programming and regional sports via Spectrum Networks and multiscreen advertising solutions via Spectrum Reach. When you join our team, you'll be keeping our customers connected to what matters most in 41 states across the U.S. Watch this video to learn more.

Grow Your Career Here

We're committed to growing a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve - providing opportunities for employment and advancement to all team members. Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans. Learn about Life at Spectrum.