Cloud & DevOps IT Intern – Paid Summer 2027

Awetomaton, Ltd.; Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days PTO annually

401k match up to IRS limits

Health plan with HSA

Tech & Wellness reimbursement $3000/yr

MacBook laptop provided

Job summary

Awetomaton is a Dayton-based defense startup inviting students to join its Summer 2027 Internship Program as IT Interns at headquarters in Beavercreek, Ohio. The three-month full-time internship offers hands-on experience in cloud environments, observability, automation, and secure IT operations while collaborating with a small cohort.

Interns will be mentored by senior engineers and DevOps leads, gaining exposure to production systems and a focus on mission-critical development for government

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/cybersecurity or related field.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
• Basic understanding of Linux/Windows and networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with scripting languages or willingness to learn quickly.
• Interest in cloud computing, DevOps practices, or observability tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail; able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and on-prem systems.
• Support user onboarding/offboarding, hardware/software provisioning, and basic help desk tickets for engineers and researchers.
• Help implement and test automation scripts (Python, Bash) for routine IT tasks and IaC deployments.
• Participate in observability projects, including dashboards, alerts, and logging pipelines (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
• Contribute to documentation of internal IT processes, runbooks, and system configurations.
• Collaborate on security tasks such as vulnerability scanning, patch management, and basic compliance checks.
• Shadow senior team members during incident response and system upgrades.

Skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Fast learner

Attention to detail

Education

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

Tools

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Linux

Windows

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform

Job description

Awetomaton is a Dayton-based defense startup inviting students to join its Summer 2027 Internship Program as IT Interns at headquarters in Beavercreek, Ohio. The three-month full-time internship offers hands-on experience in cloud environments, observability, automation, and secure IT operations while collaborating with a small cohort.

Interns will be mentored by senior engineers and DevOps leads, gaining exposure to production systems and a focus on mission-critical development for government