Platform Engineering Intern - Summer 2027

We work with Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies and large health systems. We're looking for a Platform Engineering Intern - Summer 2027. Canalward is hiring a DevOps intern to help with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and monitoring. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement.

The work

• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause
• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision

About you

• Based in the US for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating between December 2027 and June 2028
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python

10-12 weeks, starting Summer 2027. Stipend: $46.50 to $55.50/hr.

Perks: Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual), Home office setup stipend, Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager, Learning and development stipend, Return offer opportunities, Flexible hours.

We review applications on a rolling basis.

Duration: 10-12 weeks. Start: Summer 2027.

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