Site Reliability Engineer Co-op — Spring 2027

IBM; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software seeks a Site Reliability Engineer Co‑op for Spring 2027. This 16‑week, full‑time internship offers hands‑on experience building and maintaining production systems through observability, deployment, and incident response in an agile setting.

Eligibility requires active enrollment in a bachelor’s program and intent to return after the co‑op. Start between December 2027 and August 2028; 40 hours/week at IBM locations; Linux, scripting, and cloud familiarity are preferred.

Qualifications

• Active enrollment in a Bachelor’s degree program and plan to return after co‑op.
• Available to start full‑time between Dec 2027 and Aug 2028.
• Available for 16 weeks, 40 hours per week at an IBM location.
• Co‑op requires full‑time commitment; no concurrent coursework during term.
• Knowledge of monitoring, troubleshooting and automation for production environments.

Responsibilities

• 24x7 observability; monitor production systems to ensure reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams for issue assessments and workarounds.
• Deploy services and config changes using CI/CD tools at scale.
• Handle security patches, upgrades, and ongoing incident support.

Skills

System Monitoring

Troubleshooting

Linux

Scripting

Cloud Providers

CI/CD

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Terraform

ArgoCD

IBM Cloud

Job description

IBM Software seeks a Site Reliability Engineer Co‑op for Spring 2027. This 16‑week, full‑time internship offers hands‑on experience building and maintaining production systems through observability, deployment, and incident response in an agile setting.

Eligibility requires active enrollment in a bachelor’s program and intent to return after the co‑op. Start between December 2027 and August 2028; 40 hours/week at IBM locations; Linux, scripting, and cloud familiarity are preferred.