Infrastructure Engineering Intern

About Nelson Networks

Dell, HP and Lenovo hardware is sold and supported for schools and local governments, as it has been since 2012. Our dress code is a company polo and clean jeans.

The internship

Nelson Networks is hiring a DevOps intern to help with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and monitoring. Remote within the US. The team meets in Minneapolis once a quarter, travel covered. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

What you'll do

• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes
• Review cloud costs each month and point out unused resources
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform

What we're looking for

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python

What you'll learn

• 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
• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure
• Certificate, recommendation letter and a possible full-time offer

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $41.50 - $47.00 per hour

What we offer

• Return offer opportunities
• Learning and development stipend
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Paid company holidays
• Home office setup stipend
• Company laptop

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

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