About the role#
This internship is a summer 2027 program based in Southern Pines, North Carolina. You will work within our Mission Solutions and Technologies business area to gain hands-on experience in aerospace and defense engineering. This role involves working directly with industry experts on real-world projects, participating in mentoring sessions, and attending cross-functional workshops.
What you'll do#
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management to ensure reliable delivery.
- Optimize and standardize deployment workflows to support repeatable release processes.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance and reliability of distributed systems.
- Collaborate with development, QA, and product teams to align deployment strategies with security and operational goals.
What you'll need#
- Pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- Experience with release engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with developer tools including GitHub and on-prem Azure DevOps.
- Experience with microservices, containers, and cloud-native application development.
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Preference for candidates with software development experience in Java, Python, C#, C++, or Go.
- Experience with cloud vendors, Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift, AKS, or EKS is a plus.
- Ability to implement and enforce configuration control of development environments.
Location & details#
- Location: Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site or hybrid.
- Employment: Part-time, paid internship.
- Note: This position requires the ability to work in an office or laboratory environment, which may include exposure to loud noise. You may be required to lift up to 25 lbs and travel as needed.
About Sierra Nevada Corporation
Sierra Nevada Corporation operates in the aerospace and national security sectors. The company develops systems for command, control, communications, and cyber operations across land, sea, air, and space domains. Founded in 1963, it remains a privately held business with headquarters in Sparks, Nevada. The firm maintains a workforce of approximately 5,300 employees.
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