Kubernetes DevOps Intern: Platform & Automation

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

Job summary

DV Trading in Chicago seeks a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team owning firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions. You will deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes, work with GitOps via Argo CD, and help extend observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.

Under mentorship, you’ll participate in platform upgrades, migrate services to Kubernetes, and contribute to AI-assisted tooling while upholding security and best practices.

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, troubleshooting)
• Networking basics: DNS, TCP/HTTP/S, ports, Ingress concepts
• Git workflow: branches, merge requests, meaningful commits
• Python for automation and scripting; comfortable reading YAML for Kubernetes and CI configs
• Interest in SRE/DevOps practices: reliability, least privilege, documentation
• Preferred: Kubernetes, Prometheus/Grafana, CI/CD, Terraform/Ansible, or cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure); open source contributions
• Preferred: thoughtful use of AI coding assistants and agent patterns (tools, guardrails, human review)

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes: containers, Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, and basic storage
• Work in a GitOps model using Argo CD: reconcile desired state from git, troubleshoot sync, propose safe changes
• Extend observability: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus targets, Grafana dashboards, Alertmanager routing
• Triage alerts end-to-end: validate signal, correlate with changes, document findings
• Build dashboards and panels from existing metrics; add recording rules with review
• Participate in platform upgrades following runbooks and change windows
• Support migration of services from bare metal to Kubernetes under mentorship
• Contribute to internal AI-assisted tooling and promote safe, tool-based agents

Skills

Linux fundamentals

Networking basics

Git workflow

Python scripting

YAML reading

SRE/DevOps interest

AI coding assistants

Education

BS or MS in CS / CE / IS or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Terraform/Ansible

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

DV Trading in Chicago seeks a DevOps Engineer Intern to join a small, global team owning firm-wide infrastructure and platform solutions. You will deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes, work with GitOps via Argo CD, and help extend observability with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager.

Under mentorship, you’ll participate in platform upgrades, migrate services to Kubernetes, and contribute to AI-assisted tooling while upholding security and best practices.