Research Engineering Interns

Penn State; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University Park invites graduate and undergraduate interns to join the Cloud Technology Advancement Department at ARL, working part-time with senior staff to research, design, develop, integrate, and test advanced systems across HPC, cloud platforms, and AI/ML components. This role emphasizes DevSecOps, IaC automation, security principles, and observability.

A strong interest in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and software design is expected, with opportunities to gain hands-on

Qualifications

• Current graduate or undergraduate student pursuing relevant field.
• Interest in HPC, cloud platforms, and AI/ML development.
• Willingness to work part-time in a fast-paced research environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy on-prem, external, and hybrid HPC and cloud research platforms.
• Develop and integrate AI/ML models and agentic workflows.
• Advance IaC automations and DevSecOps practices across projects.
• Create architectural designs and documentation for HPC/cloud systems.
• Implement observability and monitoring to collect system insights.

Skills

HPC platforms

Cloud computing

DevSecOps

Python scripting

IaC tooling

Observability/Monitoring

Security concepts

Education

Computer Science/Engineering (undergrad)

Cybersecurity (IST)

MIS (Smeal)

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Git/GitLab

Job description

## Research Engineering InternsApplylocations: Penn State University Parktime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ\_0000080335# **APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:*** ## CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.* ## CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.* ## If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants. **Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.** **JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS**The Cloud Technology Advancement Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking graduate / undergraduate interns to work part-time with senior technical staff to research, design, develop, integrate, and test advanced systems. This is an opportunity to work across multiple interconnected disciplines across a large team of teams.ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.**Responsibilities include:*** Develop and deploy on-prem, external, and hybrid HPC (High Performance Compute) / cloud research platforms* Develop and integrate supporting AI/ML models, agentic workflows, and agentic engineering services* Develop HPC / cloud security principals, protocols, and practices from secure supply chain to* Enhance modern development practices through DevSecOps and agile methodologies* Advance existing hardware and software level Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automations* Create HPC / cloud architectural designs and documentation* Implement observability, telemetry, and monitoring solutions to collect and analyze system insights and performance data**Preferred Source Degree Programs:*** Computer Science, or Computer Engineering from the College of Engineering* Cybersecurity from Information Sciences and Technology (IST)* Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Smeal College of Business**Interest in a selection of the following is required:*** US Federal Government Research and Development* HPC / Cloud computing platforms and services* AI development and integration* DevSecOps practices and tools* Infrastructure automation* Secure digital supply chain practices* Cybersecurity policies, procedures, practices* Software development and design**Preferred Experience include:*** US Military ROTC, Veteran, or Reservist service* Interim Secret or above Security Clearance.* Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) CNCF: K8, K3S, Rancher, Longhorn, Keycloak, Kyverno), external (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud),* Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) technology integrations (K8, K3, Rancher, Longhorn, Keycloak, Kyverno)* Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)* CI/CD pipelines and automation (Gitlab, Bamboo, ArgoCD, Github)* Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)* API development and integration* Database management (SQL and NoSQL)* Computer Networking / SD-WAN* System administration (Windows, RHEL, Rocky, Ubuntu)* Monitoring and logging tools (Elk stack, Loki, Grafana, Mimir, Tempo, Alloy, OTEL)* Version control systems expertise (Git)* Cybersecurity best practices (NIST, RMF, CMMC, ACAS, SAST, DAST)* Agile development methodologies* Virtualization familiarity and operabilityARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu. **BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES**Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL):Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.