DevOps Engineer Intern - Summer 2027

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

About Us

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016, DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital, trading strategies, and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now, DV group affiliates include two broker dealers, a cryptocurrency market making firm, and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

Overview

As a DevOps Engineer Intern, you'll work directly within a small, global DevOps team that owns firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role where your work ships to production.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes: containers, Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, and basic storage (PV/PVC concepts).
• Work in a GitOps model using Argo CD (or equivalent): reconcile desired state from git, troubleshoot sync and health, propose safe changes via merge requests.
• Extend observability: OpenTelemetry concepts, Prometheus targets and exporters, Grafana dashboards, and Alertmanager routing-always starting in lower environments.
• Triage alerts end-to-end: validate signal, correlate with recent changes, document findings, and elevate with evidence.
• Build dashboards and panels from existing metrics; add recording rules or queries only with review when appropriate.
• Participate in platform upgrades (Kubernetes components, agents, or controllers) following runbooks and change windows.
• Support migration of services from bare metal to Kubernetes under mentorship (discovery, manifests/Helm values, networking, cutover planning).
• Contribute to internal AI-assisted tooling: use AI thoughtfully (verify outputs, protect secrets and customer data), and help improve safe, tool-based agents that use internal APIs and observability data.

Requirements

• 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 at a conceptual level.
• 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: coursework or projects involving Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible, or cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); contributions to homelab or open source.
• Preferred: thoughtful use of AI coding assistants and interest in agent patterns (tools, guardrails, human review)-not required to ship ML models.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $40.00-$50.00 per hour

DV is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.