DevOps Engineer Intern

About the Role

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) has an immediate opening for a DevOps Engineering Intern to join our team. This position provides an opportunity to work on projects that support some of our nation’s fundamental defense services, developing solutions for high-stakes national security missions. The selected candidate will work with collaborative teams on various technical projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop automation to create and maintain several PaaS deployments.
• Automatically configure and deploy PaaS infrastructure including identity and access management, network architecture, application security, logging, monitoring, and deployment.
• Work closely with the team to plan major updates and enhancements to products.
• Support PaaS development in multiple cloud providers.
• Gain hands-on experience in modern cloud architectures, platform upgrades, data migration techniques, system monitoring, and troubleshooting.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Candidates should be familiar with and have some experience in several of the following areas:

• Creation and utilization of Cloud Resources in Amazon Web Services (AWS), and/or Azure.
• Configuration and utilization of container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Deployment of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) technologies such as GitLab, Jenkins, Puppet, or Chef.
• Development and utilization of infrastructure and configuration-as-code technologies such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Engagement with cloud-native and open source software projects and ecosystems.
• Administration and configuration of networking, storage, and compute in Linux systems.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited degree program in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or other related scientific or technical discipline.
• Preference for a standing of a sophomore or higher.
• Thorough understanding of engineering technology.
• Strong understanding of the software development process, as well as software engineering concepts, principles, and theories.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Department of Defense Secret security clearance is preferred at time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time from the date of hire.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

What Sets You Apart

• Consistent communication and strong attention to detail.
• Creative thinker capable of applying new information quickly to solve challenging problems.
• Team player who thrives in collaborative environments and revels in team success.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others.