SRE/NRE Intern: Build Reliable Cloud & Network Ops

IBM; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8 paid holidays

Paid sick time (min 56 hours)

IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid family medical leave

Job summary

IBM is seeking a motivated IT Administrator intern with an interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Networking Reliability Engineering (NRE) to join our team in a hybrid role in Poughkeepsie, NY. The internship offers hands‑on experience in enterprise IT systems management, automation, and reliability initiatives across servers, VMs, cloud environments, and network infrastructure.

Requirements include a high school diploma and pursuing a degree in CS/IT or related, plus familiarity

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, z/OS, zVM) and networking fundamentals.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining and supporting enterprise IT systems including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and identify reliability issues.
• Support automation efforts for routine administrative tasks using scripting tools.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis.
• Document system configurations, operational procedures, and reliability metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure and service delivery.
• Assist in configuring, monitoring, and maintaining network devices including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Support day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting connectivity issues and escalating as needed.
• Participate in network performance analysis and reporting.
• Learn and apply automation techniques to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network upgrades, deployments, and incident response.
• Document network configurations, procedures, and reliability metrics.

Skills

SRE fundamentals

Networking basics

Python scripting

Linux/Unix/Windows basics

Observability tooling

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Git

CI/CD concepts

Grafana

Prometheus

Wireshark

SolarWinds

Job description

IBM is seeking a motivated IT Administrator intern with an interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Networking Reliability Engineering (NRE) to join our team in a hybrid role in Poughkeepsie, NY. The internship offers hands‑on experience in enterprise IT systems management, automation, and reliability initiatives across servers, VMs, cloud environments, and network infrastructure.

Requirements include a high school diploma and pursuing a degree in CS/IT or related, plus familiarity