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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

We are seeking energetic, highly motivated, and technically sound Solution Architect Interns to join our Cloud Technology Advancement Department team in the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. We are seeking broad thinkers with the experience to drive highly technical and strategic discussions that support Cloud Technology Advancement and Technology Adoption research for the DoD, 4th estate, and IC communities.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

An in progress Bachelor's degree or advanced level degree in technology, engineering or Science disciplines required.

The successful candidate will work up to 20 hours/week during the fall and spring semesters and 40 hours/week over the summer.

You will:

• Assist in editing and creating supporting documentation related to Agile solution development activities
• Assist with research and documentation of outcomes of the OEM and Vendor interactions with the solutions architecture team
• Support research and visual map

Required experience areas include:

• Direct experience in solutions / enterprise architecture approaches (e.g. Systems Design, Cyber Security, Systems Thinking, Agile Management)
• Broad knowledge of cloud technologies and solutions, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and the ability to leverage that knowledge in technical implementation project
• Ability to dynamically prioritize tasks and represent successful completion of work in Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, GitLab, Azure)
• Highly motivated and internally motivated agile team member
• Excellent interpersonal skills under pressure
• Organized with attention to detail and accuracy
• Willingness to obtain minimum DoD 8140 / 8570 IAT II Baseline Certification (e.g. Security+ce, GSEC, SSCP)
• Willingness to obtain DoD 8570 IAT II ‘Computing Environment’ training or certification (