Intern, Technical Undergraduate Year-Round - Data Center Services, Onsite

Intern, Technical Undergraduate Year-Round
- Data Center Services, Onsite

We are seeking an Intern Year Round
- Technical Undergraduate intern to join our dynamic team!

As a Networking Intern on the Network Engineering Services team, you will support a group responsible for delivering enterprise-wide networking, firewall, and datacenter connectivity services across multiple high‑demand environments mission critical and enterprise networks.

You will collaborate with engineers who design and implement:

• High performance networking for Sandia's enterprise and mission systems
• Firewall architecture and change implementation
• Network modernization efforts, including large‑scale migrations to Arista infrastructure
• Connectivity troubleshooting for virtualized environments, data center relocations, and VLAN transitions

Interns will have the opportunity to:

• Shadow senior network engineers during live troubleshooting, cutovers, and design reviews
• Assist with documentation, inventory, audit cleanup, and workflow improvements
• Work hands‑on with test environments to learn switching, routing, firewalling, and automation fundamentals
• Participate in team standups and coordination with groups such as data center engineering, cybersecurity, and hosting services

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

At Sandia, we value the important work done by our interns and its contribution to National Security. Because of this, our interns earn competitive pay rates. Our pay structure is based on earned credit hours, classification, and degree level. Your pay rate will be determined during the hire process and included in your offer package. You can view the Intern Pay Rate chart here (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

• Currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited undergraduate program
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0
• Ability to work up to 25 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer
• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
• Note:
  
  If you have not earned a HS diploma or equivalent, please apply to a high school intern position.

• Fundamental understanding of networking concepts (VLANs, subnets, routing, switching)
• Basic familiarity with Linux or Windows command line tools
• Ability to follow documented processes and work safely within change controlled environments
• Willingness to ask questions, learn quickly, and collaborate with experienced engineers
• Exposure to Arista, Juniper, or similar enterprise switching platforms
• Interest in or experience with firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, etc.)
• Basic scripting or automation knowledge (e.g., Python, Ansible)
• Familiarity with network monitoring concepts or tools
• Understanding of virtualization and data center architectures
• Experience with documentation, diagramming, or workflow organization
• Strong communication skills for cross‑team coordination
• Ability to pursue and obtain a Q clearance

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

The Network Engineering Services team is a dynamic, highly skilled group that delivers the mission critical networking backbone across diverse enterprise and mission environments, supporting everything from firewall operations to high performance data center interconnects. The team drives major modernization efforts like large scale Brocade to Arista migrations while partnering with tri‑labs and collaborating closely with data center, cybersecurity, hosting, and program teams to solve complex technical challenges.

Known for their teamwork, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning, they're the kind of group where people support each other, tackle big problems together, and bring energy and innovation into every project they take on.

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national…