Automation-Driven IT Intern: Terraform & IaC

Ursa Major; Berthoud (CO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA

401k with company match

EAP program

Disability & Life Insurance

Additional Benefit Options

Job summary

Ursa Major—an aerospace propulsion innovator in Colorado—seeks an IT Infrastructure & Automation Intern to turn manual IT processes into automated, repeatable workflows. You’ll apply Terraform, scripting, and IaC across cloud services, access management, and service desks while learning enterprise IT operations.

The role reports to the IT Manager and emphasizes problem solving, coding, and automation across systems.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree, certification program, or equivalent coursework in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Foundational experience with IT systems, cloud platforms, systems administration, networking, or related technologies through coursework, internships, employment, labs, or personal projects.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform through coursework, personal projects, labs, internships, or professional experience.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and basic software development concepts.
• Familiarity with a scripting or programming language such as PowerShell, Python, or similar.
• Familiarity with Git or another version control system.
• Experience working with structured data such as JSON or YAML is preferred.
• Familiarity with APIs and cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure is a plus

Responsibilities

• Identify manual, repetitive, or error-prone IT processes that are candidates for automation
• Design and implement automation using Terraform, scripting, APIs, and other appropriate technologies
• Apply Infrastructure as Code principles to make infrastructure and IT processes reliable, repeatable, and maintainable
• Automate service desk and IT operational processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Develop reusable Terraform configurations and modules for common IT infrastructure and services
• Use version control, documentation, testing, and change management practices when developing automation
• Troubleshoot, improve, and maintain existing automation and infrastructure
• Partner with IT team members to understand business processes and translate them into technical solutions
• Assist with select day-to-day IT operations and projects as needed

Skills

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Git

APIs

JSON

YAML

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Git

Job description

Ursa Major—an aerospace propulsion innovator in Colorado—seeks an IT Infrastructure & Automation Intern to turn manual IT processes into automated, repeatable workflows. You’ll apply Terraform, scripting, and IaC across cloud services, access management, and service desks while learning enterprise IT operations.

The role reports to the IT Manager and emphasizes problem solving, coding, and automation across systems.