Platform Engineering Intern

Who we are

Every tech does a bit of everything, from printer jams to firewall rules.

The internship

We are moving older services to containers and the intern will help with the migration and the documentation. You can work from home anywhere in Australia. We have no office requirement. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday.

Day to day

• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response
• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results

Who can apply

• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2026, 2027 or 2028
• Eligible to work in Australia
• Available for the full internship period
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python

What you'll learn

• How a real deployment pipeline, monitoring stack and on-call rotation fit together
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform on live AWS accounts
• Certificate, recommendation letter and a possible full-time offer
• Support towards an AWS certification, with the exam fee covered for strong interns

Duration: 3 months

Start date: Immediately

Stipend: $52,000 to $72,000 per annum

What we offer

• Paid holiday accrued during the placement
• Access to online training
• Home working allowance
• Reference on completion
• Flexible working hours
• Laptop provided

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at GP Computer Services.