Site Reliability Intern: Cloud & CI/CD in a Space Start-up

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA offers spring internships in Site Reliability, with on-site, full-time work January through May for students enrolled in accredited programs.

You'll join a startup-like team, gain hands-on experience with AKS, Argo CD, Python, Linux, and cloud tooling while contributing to scalable, reliable infrastructure that supports Varda’s mission in space systems.

Qualifications

• Python programming experience.
• Familiarity with Linux environments.
• Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Coursework or experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and networking or system security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage services in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters using Argo CD.
• Assist with system patching and maintenance tasks for internal services.
• Upgrade and support Atlassian tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code efforts using Linux-based tooling and scripting.
• Monitor service reliability and automate operations tasks to improve system uptime and performance.

Skills

Python

Linux

Cloud platforms

Networking

System security

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA offers spring internships in Site Reliability, with on-site, full-time work January through May for students enrolled in accredited programs.

You'll join a startup-like team, gain hands-on experience with AKS, Argo CD, Python, Linux, and cloud tooling while contributing to scalable, reliable infrastructure that supports Varda’s mission in space systems.