Site Reliability Engineering Intern

Large rollouts are routine here, such as imaging 12,000 laptops for a state agency over one summer.

Internship overview:

Kilnbank IT is hiring a Site Reliability Engineering Intern for May 2027. Remote internship for a student who enjoys Linux, scripting and figuring out why a build broke. Remote, open to candidates across the US. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

Responsibilities:

• Document runbooks for common incidents in Confluence
• Shadow the on-call engineer during working hours to learn incident response
• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results
• Review cloud costs each month and point out unused resources

Basic qualifications:

• Authorized to work in the US. CPT and OPT candidates are welcome to apply
• Available 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets
• Careful with production systems. You must follow change procedures exactly
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection

Nice to have:

• Exposure to Nginx configuration
• Kubernetes basics, such as pods, deployments and services
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible

What you'll learn:

• Certificate, recommendation letter and a possible full-time offer
• Support towards an AWS certification, with the exam fee covered for strong interns

Program dates: May 2027, 12 weeks.

Compensation: $42.00 to $42.50/hr

What we offer:

• Return offer opportunities
• Learning and development stipend
• Intern events and speaker sessions (virtual)
• Mentorship from a dedicated buddy and manager
• Home office setup stipend
• Final presentation to leadership

Kilnbank IT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

New hires usually start two to three weeks after accepting an offer.

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: May 2027.

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