Platform Engineering Intern

About us

Enterprise clients outsource service desk, end-user support and data centre operations to us under multi-year contracts. Our field services team covers retail chains, hospitals and banks, dispatching technicians to over 4,000 sites. Tickets live in ConnectWise and everyone logs time to the quarter hour.

The internship

Remote internship for a student who enjoys Linux, scripting and figuring out why a build broke. Our headquarters is in Philadelphia, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. The internship is fully remote. Interns join our Philadelphia team on daily calls and get a named mentor. Core hours are 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM US Eastern.

Day to day

• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
• Containerise services with Docker and keep images small

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Eligible to work in Moldova
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• 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
• Comfortable with Linux: file permissions, processes, SSH and package management

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Jan 2027

Stipend: $950 to $1,250 monthly

Perks

• Letter of recommendation
• Company laptop
• Paid public holidays
• Mentorship
• Possibility of a full-time offer

Duration: 6 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Sierra Business Technology.