DevOps Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Staghurst IT is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager. Founded in 2021, we now have 24 employees. Certification exams are paid for, and passing one comes with a raise.

THE INTERNSHIP

Remote internship for a student who enjoys Linux, scripting and figuring out why a build broke. Remote position. Most of the team is in Houston, but nobody is required to come in. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results.
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform.
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes.
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response.
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small.

WHO CAN APPLY

• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection.
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management.
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work.

BONUS POINTS

• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Grafana or Datadog.

Duration: 10-12 weeks

Start date: Summer 2027

Stipend: $40.50 - $48.00 an hour

PERKS

• Paid sick time.
• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid company holidays.
• Return offer opportunities.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

Most hires start within two to three weeks of an offer.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Staghurst IT.