Backend Developer Intern in Austin, TX

About IBM Cloud

IBM Cloud is a comprehensive cloud platform offering IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS solutions through public, private, and hybrid delivery models. It provides secure, scalable, and flexible infrastructure with customized enterprise solutions, making IBM Cloud a leader in the hybrid cloud market.

Role Overview

As a Backend Developer Intern, you will research and learn new cloud technologies, design and implement cloud-based prototypes, and contribute to IBM's strategic initiatives. You will work with the latest software development tools and collaborate with industry-leading minds.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and automate infrastructure solutions supporting IBM Cloud products and infrastructure.
• Build and set up test automation and pipeline frameworks in OpenShift and/or Kubernetes environments.
• Administer automated CI/CD systems and tools for development and test teams.
• Support compliance and security integrity of the environment.
• Partner with teams to develop alerting and monitoring for mission-critical services.

Required Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Passion for technology and engineering.
• Growth mindset, team-focused, courageous, resourceful, and outcome-oriented.
• Working knowledge of operating systems: Ubuntu (preferred), RHEL, CentOS Linux, Windows Servers.
• Working knowledge of virtualization technologies: Citrix Hypervisor (preferred), VMware vSphere, Ubuntu KVM.
• Working knowledge of programming tools: Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Go.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure tools: Active Directory, Ansible, Chef.
• Working knowledge of container technologies: Kubernetes (preferred), Docker.
• Working knowledge of monitoring technologies: Zabbix (preferred), Splunk.
• Working knowledge of network and storage technologies.