Site Reliability Intern: Spring 2027, On-Site in El Segundo

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Relocation support

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA invites aspiring engineers to join the Site Reliability Internship for Spring 2027. You will help deploy, patch, and patch management across cloud services, including AKS in a startup-like environment, gaining hands-on experience with modern DevOps tooling.

Interns work full-time on-site, actively enrolled in an accredited degree program, and will learn from aerospace professionals while contributing to mission-critical reliability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Python programming experience.
• Familiarity with Linux environments.
• Understanding of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Coursework or experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage services in 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 uptime.

Skills

Python programming

Linux environments

Cloud platforms (Azure AWS GCP)

Networking fundamentals

System security fundamentals

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo CD

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA invites aspiring engineers to join the Site Reliability Internship for Spring 2027. You will help deploy, patch, and patch management across cloud services, including AKS in a startup-like environment, gaining hands-on experience with modern DevOps tooling.

Interns work full-time on-site, actively enrolled in an accredited degree program, and will learn from aerospace professionals while contributing to mission-critical reliability initiatives.