Platform Engineering Intern

Government clients use us for program management, grant administration and audits. The practice also handles change management and end-user training for large system rollouts.

The internship:

Woolpost 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. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Day to day:

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision.
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
• Deploy and update apps on Kubernetes using Helm charts.
• Investigate failed builds and deployment issues and write a short note on the cause.
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform.
• Automate routine tasks with Bash or Python scripts.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2027 or 2028.
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship.
• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply.
• Based in the US for the duration of the internship.
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week.
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly.
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection.
• Basic scripting in Bash or Python.
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course.
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects.

Bonus points:

• Kubernetes basics, such as pods, deployments and services.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Grafana or Datadog.

What you get out of it:

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

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $47.50 - $53.50 per hour

What we offer:

• Home office setup stipend.
• Final presentation to leadership.
• Paid sick time.
• Flexible hours.
• Paid company holidays.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

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