DevOps Intern

We are seeking a dynamic and talented Undergraduate DevOps Intern/Co-op to join our DevOps team Our DevOps/SRE team works behind the scenes to maintain reliability, observability, and automation for our systems. This experience provides a unique opportunity for 2nd or 3rd or 4th-year undergraduates to apply their skills and learn from experienced professionals.

At Ada, our program runs for 4 months, with contract dates being May 6 to August 28, 2026.

What You'll Do:

• Support the DevOps team in maintaining and improving Ada's infrastructure
• Debug incidents, triage issues, and help resolve system failures
• Jump into small but meaningful projects involving AWS, Terraform, monitoring, CI/CD
• Help build scripts, automations, and tooling to improve operational efficiency
• Work with observability stacks (e.g. Datadog, CloudWatch) to build dashboards, alerts, and health checks
• Collaborate with software engineers, security team, and platform engineers to deliver reliable services

About You:

• Pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related
• Familiar with Linux fundamentals (shell, permissions, processes)
• Basic understanding of networking (TCP/HTTP, ports, firewall rules)
• Exposure to cloud (AWS preferred) and/or infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / CloudFormation)
• Shows curiosity, grit, and a diagnostic mindset
• Strong communication — you should be able to explain what you're doing, why, and how to others

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with Terraform
• Knowledge of monitoring / logging tools (Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch)
• Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab, CircleCI)
• Basic scripting in Bash, Python, or similar

What You'll Learn:

• Real-world DevOps / infrastructure practices
• How to diagnose production-level issues
• Building and scaling cloud infrastructure
• Observability and incident response
• Working in a cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment

Perks:

• Mentorship from experienced engineers
• Hands-on impact on infrastructure used by production systems
• Flexible hours / remote option

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