About the role#
This is a four-month internship starting in September 2026. You will join the Optical Networks DevOps team to help evolve continuous integration, development tools, and workflow solutions. You will work within an Agile team to improve product quality, stability, and delivery speed for Optical Networks releases.
What you'll do#
- Improve and evolve DevOps continuous integration, tools, and workflow solutions.
- Collaborate with a small Agile team to manage, implement, and deploy DevOps enhancements.
- Use automation tools to improve designer workflows.
- Integrate code changes to support product quality and stability.
- Apply data-driven approaches to increase service delivery speed.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a foreign equivalent.
- Ability to work on-site at the Ottawa campus.
- Experience in a software development role, specifically in tools development or continuous integration environments.
- Knowledge of the Git development workflow.
- Familiarity with Python, Jenkins, Google Repo, and Gerrit is an asset.
- Experience with Angular, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node.js, REST, SQL, NoSQL, and Docker is considered an asset.
Location & details#
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- Modality: On-site.
- Term: Fall 2026 (4 months).
- Compensation: $25.00 - $35.00 per hour.
- Employment type: Full-time paid internship.
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