Cloud Platform Engineer Intern

Maximus UK is an equal opportunity employer seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer Intern to join their MARS Platform team. The role involves delivering platform and infrastructure services to clients, working on IT assignments, and gaining exposure to cloud technologies and DevSecOps pipelines.

Responsibilities:

• Work on IT assignments of moderate difficulty under the direction of a more senior mentor to build a well-rounded skillset
• Escalate issues and questions to management, as necessary
• Participate in group discussions with peers or external groups to solution problems of moderate scope
• Participate in meetings to gain process knowledge and guidance on assigned projects
• Read, understand, and perform assignments within prescribed guidelines
• Approach challenges and create solutions with a critical thinking and customer service mindset
• Prepare standard reports and presentation materials
• Inquisitiveness and curiosity are most important
• Ability to see big picture while troubleshooting an issue or designing a solution
• Knack to think about indirect impacts along with direct impact of any action to be performed
• Must be willing to work in pair programming setup

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED required and 0-2 years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a college degree in a related major including systems, technical, engineering, analytics, or similar field
• Completed 2 years of coursework
• Inquisitiveness and curiosity are most important
• Ability to see big picture while troubleshooting an issue or designing a solution
• Knack to think about indirect impacts along with direct impact of any action to be performed
• Must be willing to work in pair programming setup
• Preference given to rising Senior and graduate level students
• Some understanding of AWS IaaS and typical Architecture practices and working knowledge on AWS CLI
• Exposure to AWS networking and security capabilities with at least some troubleshooting knowledge
• Some exposure to either developing or supporting software development projects utilizing AWS technologies
• Strong scripting skills preferably in Python, Perl, Unix shell scripting
• Some Knowledge of SSL certificates management
• Working knowledge some or all of AWS EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, EKS, Route53, SSM, Lambda, Auto-scaling and CodeCommit services
• Basic skills with any one of the IAC (Infrastructure As Code) tools, preferably Terraform
• Understanding of container technology (Kubernetes/Docker/TAS)
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies and processes, and tools in support of DevOps practice