DevOps Engineer Intern

GOTAFE; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Flexible work environment

Job summary

GOTAFE is seeking a student intern to develop automation for multiple PaaS deployments and gain hands-on experience with cloud architectures across AWS and Azure. You will configure PaaS infrastructure including IAM, networking, security, logging, and monitoring, and collaborate on major product updates.

The role supports PaaS development across cloud providers, with exposure to data migration, system monitoring, and troubleshooting in a Linux environment.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited degree program in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Familiar with cloud resources in AWS and/or Azure; container tech like Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab/Jenkins) and configuration tools (Ansible/Terraform).
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation to create and maintain several PaaS deployments.
• Configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure including IAM, networking, security, logging, and monitoring.
• Collaborate on major updates and enhancements to products.
• Support PaaS development across multiple cloud providers.
• Gain hands-on experience in cloud architectures, migrations, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Linux

Team player

Cloud platforms

Education

CS/Engineering student

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Develop automation to create and maintain several PaaS deployments.
• Automatically configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure including identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, and deployment.
• Collaborate with the team to plan major updates and enhancements to products.
• Support PaaS development across multiple cloud providers.
• Gain hands‑on experience in cloud architectures, platform upgrades, data migration, system monitoring, and troubleshooting.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Enrolled in an accredited degree program in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline, preferably sophomore standing or higher.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of the work.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance within a reasonable time.
• Familiarity and some experience with cloud resources in AWS and/or Azure.
• Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment tools like GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef.
• Experience with infrastructure and configuration-as-code tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Engagement with cloud-native and open source software projects.
• Administration and configuration of networking, storage, and compute in Linux systems.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of software development processes and engineering principles.
• Creative problem-solving abilities and quick learning.
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive wage.
• Flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded.