Site Reliability Engineering Professional Intern - Austin, TX

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• Assist in maintaining and supporting enterprise IT systems including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and help identify reliability issues.
• Support automation efforts for routine administrative tasks using scripting tools.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis.
• Help document system configurations, operational procedures, and reliability metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure and service delivery

• Specific to Networking Admininistrator and NRE role:
• Assist in configuring, monitoring, and maintaining network devices including routers, switches, and firewalls.
• Support day-to-day network operations, troubleshooting connectivity issues and escalating as needed.
• Participate in network performance analysis and reporting.
• Learn and apply automation techniques to reduce manual tasks and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network upgrades, deployments, and incident response.
• Document network configurations, procedures, and reliability metrics.

• Monitor network connectivity and troubleshoot issues related to DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, and routing.
• Collaborate with network teams to resolve latency or packet loss problems.
• Validate firewall rules and ensure secure communication between services.

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor's Degree

• Experience with one or more programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, or similar.
• Understanding of Linux operating systems and cloud computing fundamentals.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience with cloud platforms and container technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Experience with Git and modern software development practices.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering principles.

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