IT Specialist Intern: Hands-On IT Ops & Automation

Bot Auto; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Bot Auto in Houston, TX, is seeking an IT Specialist Intern to join our corporate IT team. You will gain hands-on experience across onboarding/offboarding, asset management, and frontline support while building exposure to enterprise tooling, monitoring, and automation.

You will work alongside engineers who mentor you on real infrastructure in a fast-moving environment. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, detail-oriented, and ready to take ownership of tasks that directly support the team.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in IT, computer science, or a related field - or equivalent self-taught/certification path (A+, Network+)
• Basic understanding of operating systems (Windows and macOS) and common productivity tools
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable helping non-technical users
• Ability to lift and move IT equipment as needed

Responsibilities

• Execute user onboarding and offboarding workflows, including provisioning and access removal
• Manage IT asset inventory, track laptops and peripherals throughout lifecycles
• Image, deploy, and prepare laptops and workstations for new hires and replacements
• Maintain stock of IT supplies and coordinate reorders
• Respond to help desk tickets and provide frontline support for common hardware, software, and access issues
• Assist with monitoring and alerting - triage alerts, elevate issues, and help maintain dashboards
• Support patching and software deployment tasks under engineer guidance
• Maintain and improve IT documentation - runbooks, how-to guides, and inventory records
• Assist with office IT logistics: conference room AV, desk setups, and equipment moves

Skills

Windows/macOS basics

Productivity tools

Organizational skills

Communication

Ability to lift/move IT equipment

Education

IT/CS degree or related field

A+ / Network+ certification

Tools

Ticketing systems

Python scripting

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Bot Auto in Houston, TX, is seeking an IT Specialist Intern to join our corporate IT team. You will gain hands-on experience across onboarding/offboarding, asset management, and frontline support while building exposure to enterprise tooling, monitoring, and automation.

You will work alongside engineers who mentor you on real infrastructure in a fast-moving environment. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, detail-oriented, and ready to take ownership of tasks that directly support the team.