Remote Server Engineer Intern - Cloud & Automation

CAI; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement account access

Paid sick leave

Job summary

CAI is seeking a Server Engineer Intern to assist in configuring, deploying, and supporting server environments hosting custom applications. This fully remote, full-time internship runs June 7, 2027 through August 6, 2027, requiring 40 hours per week and core hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET in the United States. Sponsorship is not available.

You will gain hands-on experience with server infrastructure, troubleshooting, automation, and cloud technologies while building technical skills.

Qualifications

• Pursuing CS/IT/Engineering degree with strong academics.
• Junior year with GPA 3.5 or higher and analytical mindset.
• Ability to troubleshoot and document technical work clearly.
• Basic server OS knowledge (Windows/Linux) and networking fundamentals.
• Willingness to learn infrastructure and operations concepts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in configuring, deploying, and supporting server environments for business applications.
• Support setup and maintenance of development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Help monitor server health, performance, and availability and resolve issues.
• Assist with patching, updates, and routine maintenance of OS and server infrastructure.
• Support networking, storage, and security configurations within hosted environments.
• Help troubleshoot environment-related issues with development teams.
• Document server configurations and SOPs; assist in environment architecture.
• Support automation efforts for provisioning and deployment tasks.
• Participate in capacity planning and basic performance tuning.
• Collaborate with software teams to understand hosting requirements.
• Assist with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Microsoft Office experience

Education

Pursuing degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Junior with 3.5+ GPA

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Python

VMware/Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

GCP

Ansible/Puppet/Chef

Job description

CAI is seeking a Server Engineer Intern to assist in configuring, deploying, and supporting server environments hosting custom applications. This fully remote, full-time internship runs June 7, 2027 through August 6, 2027, requiring 40 hours per week and core hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET in the United States. Sponsorship is not available.

You will gain hands-on experience with server infrastructure, troubleshooting, automation, and cloud technologies while building technical skills.