Platform Engineering Intern

About Chestnutspring Construction:

Healthcare construction, including occupied hospital renovations with infection control, is a specialty. The concrete division pours foundations, slabs, tilt-up walls and site paving. OSHA 30 is required for superintendents and paid for by the company.

About the role:

We are moving older services to containers and the intern will help with the migration and the documentation. This role is fully remote within the US. Equipment is provided, including a laptop.

What you'll do:

• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts.
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause.
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small.
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response.
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes.

Requirements:

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course.
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects.
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets.
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection.
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work.

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: May 2027

Stipend: $43.00 - $45.50/hr

Perks:

• Home office setup stipend.
• Paid company holidays.
• Company laptop.
• Paid sick time.
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager.

This position requires a background check.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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