Summer DevOps Engineering Intern

Worker Type

Supplemental

As a Dev Ops Engineer Intern at AV, you will work closely with our experienced Dev Ops team to learn and contribute to the development, maintenance, and optimization of our infrastructure. This hands‑on internship provides exposure to a variety of technologies and methodologies used in the industry today and allows you to gain valuable experience in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment while contributing to projects that support the operational and business growth objectives of our organization.

• Assist with the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of development environments and production infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software developers to manage releases and deployments.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in development and production environments.
• Participate in automating and optimizing processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Contribute to the development and execution of scripts and tools to support infrastructure and application management.
• Aid in monitoring system performance and reliability, and assist with implementing new monitoring solutions.
• Support the integration and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines.
• Write repeatable playbooks and procedures to bring OS/applications up to STIG baselines.

• Currently enrolled and working towards a 4‑year degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 0‑1 year of experience in a related field.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred.

• Basic knowledge and experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols.
• Familiarity with containerization (e.g., Docker or Podman).
• Exposure to programming and/or scripting languages such as Python, Shell, Bash, C++, Rust, or Go.

• Communication skills.
• People skills.
• Organization skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Self‑motivation.

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant).
• Ability to lift heavy objects, e.g., servers (Occasional).
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard (Frequent).

ITAR and EAR compliance:
Applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and/or the EAR, or be approved for an export license by the governing agency. This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and/or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). The company must be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with business requirements.

Some positions will require current U.S. citizenship due to contract requirements.

AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule, and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information:

Aero Vironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. The company provides fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.