About the role#
The Cloud Platform Engineering intern will work with engineers supporting enterprise compute, cloud, virtualization, Kubernetes, automation, and AI-enabled platforms. This role provides hands-on experience with modern infrastructure technologies while contributing to the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of critical business services.
What you'll do#
- Assist with the deployment, operation, and support of enterprise infrastructure platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Learn and contribute to automation initiatives using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting tools.
- Participate in platform monitoring, observability, and operational excellence activities.
- Support projects involving Kubernetes, VMware, virtualization platforms, containers, and compute infrastructure.
- Explore and assist with AI technologies to improve automation, operational efficiency, and engineering workflows.
- Help analyze system performance, reliability, and capacity trends.
- Participate in incident reviews and continuous improvement efforts.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure, platform engineering, and modernization projects.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related technical field.
- Interest in infrastructure engineering, cloud technologies, automation, AI, and emerging technologies.
- Basic understanding of operating systems, networking, virtualization, and compute concepts.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform through coursework, labs, projects, or personal learning.
- Exposure to programming or scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, Java, JavaScript, or similar.
- Familiarity with Linux or Windows server environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Exposure to virtualization technologies such as VMware.
- Familiarity with containers such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with DevOps concepts, CI/CD pipelines, or automation tools.
- Willingness to learn and apply AI technologies to improve automation and operational processes.
- Interest in site reliability engineering, observability, platform operations, and automation.
Location & details#
- Location: Bethpage, New York
- Term: Rolling
- Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
- Compensation: Paid position at $25.00 per hour
- Work Modality: On-site
- Sponsorship: Not available
About Optimum
Optimum provides internet, mobile, television, and phone services to residential and business customers. The company operates as a public entity and maintains its headquarters in Queens, New York. Founded in 1973, it employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people. It focuses on delivering connectivity solutions across its service areas.
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