DevOps Internship (Summer)

Internship Details:

This 9-week hybrid internship in Austin, TX is designed to provide real-world experience, hands-on learning, and meaningful mentorship. At SpyCloud, we believe in learning by doing, which is why our interns work on real, high-impact projects that contribute to our mission.

• Required Hybrid Schedule: In-Office Wednesdays at our South Congress office (additional in-office days may be requested by your team)
• Dates: June 3 - August 7

Overview of Job/Team:

We are looking for a Cloud Operations Intern to join our DevOps / Cloud Operations team for the summer. In this role, you will gain hands-on experience supporting the systems and tooling that power SpyCloud’s cloud infrastructure, with a focus on monitoring, alerting, and observability.

You will work closely with experienced engineers to improve visibility into system performance, enhance alert quality, and contribute to automation efforts. This is a highly collaborative environment where async work is common, and interns are paired directly with engineers to learn, build, and deliver meaningful improvements to production systems.

What You'll Do:

• Support monitoring and observability initiatives across cloud infrastructure
• Assist with alert tuning to improve signal-to-noise ratio and reduce alert fatigue
• Build and enhance dashboards to provide clear visibility into system health and performance
• Contribute to automation efforts using infrastructure-as-code and scripting
• Work with tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, PagerDuty, Spacelift, and Terraform
• Partner with engineers on ongoing projects and improvements
• Participate in collaborative problem-solving and learning opportunities within the team
• Document processes, dashboards, and improvements for broader team use

Requirements:

• Educational Background:
• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Professional Experience:
• Experience through coursework, academic projects, or prior internships working with cloud technologies or infrastructure
• Technical Proficiency:
• Familiarity with Python or Bash
• Working knowledge of Linux systems
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Skills:
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to learn quickly and apply new concepts in a technical environment
• Clear communication skills and willingness to collaborate in a team setting
• Ability to work effectively in an async, distributed team environment
• Work Environment:
• Hybrid work environment based in Austin, TX with in-office collaboration and remote flexibility
• No on-call responsibilities; focused on learning, support, and project-based contributions

Nice to Have:

• Experience using monitoring, observability, or alerting tools (e.g., CloudWatch, NewRelic, Grafana, etc.)
• Academic or personal projects leveraging infrastructure as code
• Familiarity with incident management concepts or tooling (e.g., PagerDuty)

 

Why SpyCloud?

• Hands-on experience – No busy work here! You’ll contribute to real projects that matter.
• Support & men