DevOps Engineer Intern: Kubernetes, GitOps & Observability

OpenTalent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team that owns firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions. You will ship features to production in a high-visibility role, deploying on Kubernetes and embracing GitOps with Argo CD.

You will work on observability, alerting, and platform upgrades, while learning best practices in SRE, cloud, and automation. The role emphasizes mentorship and hands-on project work.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Expected to graduate by Summer 2028.
• Hands-on Linux fundamentals (shell, processes, logs, permissions, basic troubleshooting).
• Networking basics: DNS, TCP/HTTP/S, ports, load balancing vs Ingress conceptually.
• Git workflow: branches, merge requests, meaningful commit messages.
• Python for automation and scripting; comfortable reading YAML for Kubernetes and CI configs.
• Interest in SRE/DevOps practices: reliability, least privilege, documenting what you run.
• Preferred: Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible, or cloud; homelab/open source contributions.
• Preferred: thoughtful use of AI coding assistants and agent patterns.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes: containers, Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, PV/PVC.
• Work in a GitOps model using Argo CD; review merge requests and reconcile desired state.
• Extend observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager in lower environments.
• Triages alerts end-to-end; document findings and escalate with evidence.
• Build dashboards and panels from metrics; add recording rules with review.
• Participate in platform upgrades following runbooks and change windows.
• Support migration of services to Kubernetes under mentorship.
• Contribute to AI-assisted tooling and safe, tool-driven agents.

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Python scripting

Git workflow

Networking basics

CI/CD concepts

Cloud concepts

SRE mindset

YAML understanding

Education

Pursuing BS or MS in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Helm

Terraform/Ansible

Docker

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

OpenTalent is seeking a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team that owns firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions. You will ship features to production in a high-visibility role, deploying on Kubernetes and embracing GitOps with Argo CD.

You will work on observability, alerting, and platform upgrades, while learning best practices in SRE, cloud, and automation. The role emphasizes mentorship and hands-on project work.