Junior Cloud / DevOps Engineer (Part-Time / Remote Intern Level)

Implicit; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Implicit is seeking a fully remote junior-level engineer or intern to learn modern cloud and DevOps. You will work closely with a senior platform engineer to support a production platform deployed on AWS and Kubernetes.

Starting with basic operational tasks, you will grow into more complex responsibilities, gain hands-on experience with production-grade ingress and security concepts, and participate in reviews. This internship offers flexible hours and a focus on real-world cloud skills.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with AWS basics: EC2, IAM, EKS, Route53.
• Basic Kubernetes concepts: pods, deployments, services.
• Comfortable with Linux terminals and basic CLI tooling.
• Able to read YAML files.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day AWS operations.
• Help deploy Kubernetes workloads (deployments, services, ingress, namespace organization).
• Troubleshoot across services and AWS resources; document processes.
• Participate in review sessions.

Skills

AWS basics

Kubernetes basics

Linux CLI

YAML files

Tools

kubectl

CLI tooling

YAML

Job description

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We are seeking a fully remote junior-level engineer or intern who is eager to learn modern cloud and DevOps practices. You will work directly with a senior platform engineer to build and support a real production platform deployed on AWS and Kubernetes. The role will involve hands‑on learning and execution, starting with basic operational and configuration tasks and growing into more complex responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day AWS operations.
• Help deploy Kubernetes workloads (deployments, services, ingress, namespace organization).
• Perform basic troubleshooting across services and AWS resources, Document technical processes.
• Participate in review sessions.

Technical Skills (Minimum Required, even if through classroom or lab projects)

• Familiarity with AWS basics (EC2, IAM, EKS, Route53).
• Basic Kubernetes knowledge: pods, deployments, services, container concepts.
• Comfortable working in Linux terminals and with basic CLI tooling.
• Able to read YAML files.

What You'll Learn

Hands‑on experience with real‑world AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes clusters. Production‑grade ingress, service mesh, and security fundamentals (Istio, NGINX). Identity management & authentication flows. Infrastructure automation and scaling strategies.

Ideal Candidate

Not afraid to ask questions. Able to work autonomously under direction from senior engineers. Wants career growth in DevOps, SRE, Cloud, or Platform Engineering.

This role is fully remote.

Rate: $18–$20/hr

Hours: 10–15 hrs/week to start

Location: Fully Remote (US-based); US Citizens / Passport holders only due to government work)

Start date: Within 1-2 weeks