DevOps Engineer Intern: Kubernetes, GitOps & Impact

dvtrading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

DV Trading in Chicago is seeking a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team responsible for firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions.

You will ship changes to production, deploy workloads on Kubernetes, and work with GitOps using Argo CD, while extending observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana. You will triage alerts, build dashboards, and participate in platform upgrades under mentorship.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS/MS in CS/CE/IS or related field with expected graduation by 2028.
• Hands-on Linux, networking basics, and Git workflow knowledge.
• Proficiency in Python for automation and YAML for Kubernetes/CI configs.
• Interest in SRE/DevOps, reliability, least privilege, and securing workflows.
• Preferred exposure to Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible, or cloud.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tooling and guardrails in coding.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes including containers, pods, deployments, services, and basic storage.
• Work in a GitOps model using Argo CD: reconcile state, troubleshoot, and review changes.
• Extend observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana dashboards, and Alertmanager routing.
• Triage alerts end-to-end: validate signals, correlate with changes, document findings.
• Build dashboards and panels from existing metrics; extend queries with review.
• Participate in platform upgrades and runbooks; follow change windows.
• Support migration of services from bare metal to Kubernetes under mentorship.
• Contribute to internal AI-assisted tooling and safeguard secrets and data.

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Networking basics

Git workflow

Python scripting

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

CI/CD

Terraform

Ansible

Cloud platforms

Argo CD

AI tooling awareness

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems

Expected to graduate by Summer 2028

Tools

Argo CD

Grafana

Prometheus

Helm

OpenTelemetry

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

DV Trading in Chicago is seeking a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team responsible for firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions.

You will ship changes to production, deploy workloads on Kubernetes, and work with GitOps using Argo CD, while extending observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana. You will triage alerts, build dashboards, and participate in platform upgrades under mentorship.