Hybrid SRE Automation Engineer Intern

at Leidos

• Job title: SRE Automation Engineer Intern
• Job type: Internship
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: $48,100 - $86,950 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Chef, Cyber Security, ITSM, Puppet
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Norfolk, United States

About the role

• SRE Automation Engineer Intern for Navy's SMIT contract, automating tasks and collaborating on DevOps projects. Supports IT infrastructure management and process automation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Automate routine tasks and software updates, document, and maintain functional, integration, security, and load/stress testing procedures.
• Document and deliver an approach for automated acceptance testing, integration/regression testing, all new applications, and all new capabilities.
• Develop Ansible playbook design, role development, and testing, in non-production environments, as well as migration to production network.
• Develop, document, and maintain work instruction materials for related Automation and Orchestration processes.
• Utilize AI tools and frameworks to assist in code creation, optimization, and validation for automation and orchestration tasks.
• Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Incorporate AI-driven insights into CI/CD pipelines to optimize build, test, and deployment processes.
• Implementing and enforcing security measures within the development and deployment processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Ensuring consistency and stability in infrastructure and application configurations across different environments using tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Participate in the planning of upgrades, replacement, configuration, and maintenance of servers/databases/tools.
• Collaborate with external customers, management, subcontractors, vendors, and other engineering disciplines.
• Comply with ITSM processes and procedures.
• Comply with Cybersecurity requirements within the DoDI 8500.01 and DON 5239.
• Support the development and maintenance of processes, checklists, and procedures.

Requirements

• Enrolled in a degree program as a Computer Science (or similar) major GPA 3.0 or better.
• Experience with coding/programming.
• Familiarity with AI tools and frameworks for code creation and optimization.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• US citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain Security+ (or other relevant) certification to meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II requirements.

Benefits

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement