Summer 2027 Intern, Cloud Engineer

About the Role

The Federal Reserve Board (Board) offers valuable work experience for undergraduate and graduate students through its Internship program. This program combines academic endeavors with project-related work, aiming to provide practical knowledge for students pursuing careers in areas such as information systems and data analysis. Internships are paid positions, with salaries commensurate with credit hours. This specific internship is with the Cloud Engineering Branch, which manages the Board's cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services (AWS). The branch assists teams in migrating workloads to the cloud and provides secure, automated CI/CD services.

Key Responsibilities

Working alongside senior engineers, you will:

• Design and implement automated CI/CD pipelines that follow security best practices.
• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Build and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS, S3, API Gateway).
• Integrate applications with data services such as databases, data lakes, and messaging services.
• Use AI tools (e.g., AI coding assistants, generative AI services such as Amazon Bedrock) to speed up cloud application development, testing, and deployment.
• Document solutions and share findings with the team.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university, returning to continue studies after the internship.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• This position requires an onsite presence at our offices in Washington, D.C.
• Applicants must be current students, graduating from their program August 2027 or later.

Qualifications

• Programming experience in at least one language (e.g., Python, Java, Go, or JavaScript).
• Familiarity with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts (compute, storage, networking).
• Working knowledge of Linux/command-line environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Suggested Major/Minor

• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Software Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Or a related technical field.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to AWS or another cloud platform (Azure, GCP).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline).
• Familiarity with IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
• Knowledge of containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of security fundamentals (IAM, least privilege, secrets management).
• Experience using AI tools for software development.

Note: A copy of an unofficial transcript may be requested.

Pay: $26.68 - $28.37 per hour.