DevOps Intern

Catastrophe teams deploy adjusters within days of a major storm. Talondesk Insurance is a property and casualty insurer writing policies in 30 states through independent agents. We started in 1975 and have grown to about 700 people. Most of the office has been here more than ten years.

The internship

Remote internship for a student who enjoys Linux, scripting and figuring out why a build broke. Remote internship with a team based in New York City. The stipend is paid at the end of each month. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. Clear written English is a must, as the team works across time zones.

What you'll do

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform
• Set up dashboards and alerts in Grafana, Prometheus or CloudWatch

Requirements

• Based anywhere in Bangladesh
• Own laptop and a reliable internet connection
• Final-year students or recent graduates of BSc in CSE, EEE, BBA or a related subject
• Available for at least 30 hours a week from home
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python

Bonus points

• A home lab or personal project with a working CI/CD pipeline
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Grafana or Datadog

What you'll learn

• Infrastructure as code with Terraform on live AWS accounts
• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure
• Support towards an AWS certification, with the exam fee covered for strong interns
• You will make infrastructure changes that go through review and reach production

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: BDT 44,000 - BDT 47,000 a month

Perks

• Letter of recommendation
• Free access to paid learning courses
• Mentorship from senior team members
• Job offer on successful completion
• Informal dress code
• Certificate

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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