Summer 2026 DevOps Engineering Intern

Worker Type

Supplemental

Job Description

 

About the Role

As a DevOps Engineer Intern at AV, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experienced DevOps team to learn and contribute to the development, maintenance, and optimization of our infrastructure. This hands-on internship will provide you with exposure to a variety of technologies and methodologies used in the industry today. You will gain valuable experience in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while contributing to projects that support the operational and business growth objectives of our organization.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of development environments and production infrastructure.
• Collaborate with software developers to manage releases and deployments.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in development and production environments.
• Participate in automating and optimizing processes to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Contribute to the development and execution of scripts and tools to support infrastructure and application management.
• Aid in monitoring system performance and reliability, and assist with implementing new monitoring solutions.
• Support the integration and continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines.
• Writing repeatable playbooks and procedures to bring OS/applications up to STIG baselines.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

• Currently enrolled and working towards a 4-year degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 0 – 1 year of experience in a related field.
• A GPA of 3.0 or higher is preferred.

Experience

• Basic knowledge and experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols.
• Familiarity with containerization (i.e., Docker or Podman)
• Exposure to programming and/or scripting languages such as Python, Shell, Bash, C++, Rust, or Go.

Additional Requirements

• Communication skills
• People skills
• Organization skills
• Attention to detail
• Must be self-motivated!

Physical Demands

• Ability to work in an office environment (Constant)
• Ability to lift heavy objects, e.g., servers (Occasional)
• Required to sit and stand for long periods; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and keyboard (Frequent)

idk if we'd have them work directly with customers

TBD but likely internal customers (our team) only / not external customers for interns

exactly

ITAR Requirement:

This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR § 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.

Benefits:  AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.  For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit:  http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.

We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.

Principals only need apply.  NO agencies please.

Who We Are

Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most wid