Site Reliability Engineering Intern

About Patel Networks:

We operate two 24/7 network operations centers and a security operations center, staffed in three shifts.

About the role:

Patel Networks is hiring a DevOps intern to help with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure and monitoring. Remote position. Most of the team is in New York City, but nobody is required to come in. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Responsibilities:

• Rotate secrets in AWS Secrets Manager under supervision
• Write and improve CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
• Test backup and restore steps for databases and record the results
• Patch and update Linux servers in staging before production changes
• Manage AWS resources such as EC2, S3, RDS and IAM roles with Terraform

Who can apply:

• 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 40 hours a week for the full internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program, graduating 2028
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, load balancers, ports and subnets
• Hands-on practice with Docker, even on personal projects
• Some exposure to AWS, Azure or GCP through a free tier account or course
• Familiarity with Git and how CI pipelines work
• Laptop with at least 8 GB RAM (16 GB preferred) and a reliable internet connection

Bonus points:

• A home lab or personal project with a working CI/CD pipeline
• Exposure to Nginx configuration
• Experience with Terraform or Ansible

Duration: 12 weeks

Start date: Spring 2027

Stipend: $40.00 - $55.00/hr

What we offer:

• Final presentation to leadership
• Return offer opportunities
• Paid company holidays

Duration: 12 weeks. Start: Spring 2027.

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