Cloud & Platform Engineering Intern — AWS, Kubernetes

Schonfeld; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Schonfeld invites motivated students to join its Summer Internship as Platform Engineer for 10 weeks, building and supporting cloud platforms across the firm. You will work with AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, and GitOps tools while learning through hands-on projects and mentorship.

Over the 10 weeks, you’ll be paired with a dedicated manager and a mentor, attend learning sessions and workshops, and network with senior leaders, making a real impact on the platform powering our teams.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Linux command-line environments.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP).
• Some exposure to a scripting language (Python or Bash).
• Curiosity and willingness to dig into unfamiliar systems.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain Terraform/CrossPlane code for AWS infrastructure changes.
• Develop internal tooling and automation scripts (Python, Bash).
• Support day-to-day Kubernetes/EKS operations and GitOps deployments (ArgoCD).
• Investigate infrastructure issues across AWS accounts (networking, DNS, connectivity, service health).

Skills

Linux CLI

Networking basics

Python

Bash

AWS Cloud

Git

CI/CD concepts

Terraform

Crossplane

ArgoCD

Datadog

Grafana

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

Crossplane

ArgoCD

Datadog

Grafana

Kubernetes

Job description

Schonfeld invites motivated students to join its Summer Internship as Platform Engineer for 10 weeks, building and supporting cloud platforms across the firm. You will work with AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, and GitOps tools while learning through hands-on projects and mentorship.

Over the 10 weeks, you’ll be paired with a dedicated manager and a mentor, attend learning sessions and workshops, and network with senior leaders, making a real impact on the platform powering our teams.