GI Software Engineering Intern - Cloud Team

ModMed is hiring a Cloud Engineer Intern at Modernizing Medicine. You will be an essential part of the team, supporting the core cloud infrastructure to ensure it is secure, scalable, and cost-efficient. This role is focused on helping the team with automation, performance, and reliability initiatives, providing you with hands-on experience in building smarter, cloud-native solutions.

Your role:

• Assist with AWS Infrastructure: Support the engineering team in daily operations, focusing on the security, scalability, and cost optimization of our AWS environment.
• Monitor & Observe: Help implement and analyze basic metrics using DataDog to ensure system health and aid in proactive issue detection.
• Support Developer Enablement: Help document and standardize infrastructure components to promote developer self-service through tools like GitOps.
• Contribute to CI/CD: Assist with the maintenance and testing of CI/CD pipelines utilizing Jenkins, Github, and AWS services for reliable software deployment.
• Learn Containerization: Contribute to projects involving container orchestration with Kubernetes, learning best practices for improving application efficiency.
• Explore Cloud Optimization: Assist in resource tuning and analysis to identify opportunities for cloud performance improvement and cost savings.
• Participate in Troubleshooting: Shadow and assist senior engineers in diagnosing and resolving technical issues across AWS environments.
• Apply Security Basics: Learn and help apply fundamental security best practices to meet compliance and data protection standards.
• Stay Informed: Research new cloud technologies and share findings with the team to recommend potential improvements.
• Collaborate and Learn: Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and support the building of AWS-based solutions.

Skills & Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's/Master's program in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• Coursework or foundational understanding of Cloud Computing or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Familiarity with AWS services gained through academic projects, personal use, or coursework.
• Willingness to learn and basic exposure to technologies like DataDog, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
• Basic scripting skills in Python, Bash, or another common language.
• Foundational understanding of networking, cloud security, and CI/CD concepts.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to effectively work within an agile team.

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