Linux Administration Intern

About Arborpath Systems:

More than 9,000 organisations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts. Public sector agencies, utilities and large health systems licence our asset management platform under multi-year contracts.

The internship:

We are moving older services to containers and the intern will help with the migration and the documentation. We are headquartered in Norwalk and have been hiring remotely since 2020. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Norwalk team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Expect to work a schedule that overlaps with US Eastern business hours until about noon ET. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

What you'll do:

• Review cloud costs each month and point out unused resources.
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause.
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes.
• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence.
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results.
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small.

Who can apply:

• Have their own laptop and a reliable internet connection.
• Can start immediately or within two weeks.
• Women returning to work after a career break are welcome to apply.
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management.
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets.
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work.
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week.
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects.

What you get out of it:

• How a real deployment pipeline, monitoring stack and on-call rotation fit together.
• Debugging failed deploys and reading logs under some time pressure.
• Support towards an AWS certification, with the exam fee covered for strong interns.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $500 - $650 per month

Perks:

• Performance bonus.
• Informal dress code.
• Pre-placement offer (PPO) for strong performers.
• Job offer on successful completion.
• Certificate.
• Free access to paid learning courses.

Please submit your CV in English.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

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