Infrastructure Placement Student

We operate two 24/7 network operations centres and a security operations centre, staffed in three shifts.

THE PROGRAM

Pinehaven is hiring an Infrastructure Placement Student for Jan 2027. This is a hands-on infrastructure role. You will write Terraform, Dockerfiles and GitHub Actions workflows that go through review. This is a remote internship. You will work with our team in San Diego, and the stipend is paid monthly in USD. Our standups are at 9:00 AM Pacific. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

YOUR PROJECTS

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results
• Set up dashboards and alerts in Grafana, Prometheus or CloudWatch
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Spain for the duration of the internship
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A home lab or personal project with a working CI/CD pipeline
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible
• Kubernetes basics, such as pods, deployments and services

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT

• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure
• You will make infrastructure changes that go through review and reach production
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform on live AWS accounts

Program dates: Jan 2027, 6 months.

Intern pay: $2,400 - $2,650/month

BENEFITS FOR INTERNS

• Flexible hours
• Letter of recommendation
• Internet allowance

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Pinehaven, Inc..