DevOps Engineering Intern - 4 Month Fall Term

Worker Sub-Type:

Student (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Today, BlackBerry® is a transformed company. We're no longer about the smartphone, what we once did for smartphones is what we're now doing for Enterprise of Things (EoT) - envisioning, enabling and securing new forms of communication that are connecting the business world in extraordinary new ways. We have the most complete and advanced end-to-end solutions to enable EoT, and our ideas lead the way in the hottest markets like cybersecurity, SaaS, neural networks and autonomous vehicles.

Today our software is trusted by the world's most important organizations, including all of the G7, 16 of the G20, NATO, financial firms, healthcare providers and educational institutions. BlackBerry technology is further embedded in millions of 'things.' You can find BlackBerry in smart watches, medical devices, cars, trains, robots, smart meters, TV broadcast equipment, wind turbines, hydroelectric plants, pilot training simulators, mail-sorting machines and, of course, tablets and smartphones just to name a few.

Position Summary

We are looking for ambitious student engineers to tackle and learn our projects in the cloud and data space. Student will work on a project of upgrading our Infrastructure as code (IAC) templates and pipelines. They will also get a chance to work on our CRITICAL production pipeline solutions that are built with technologies like Elasticsearch, AWS Opensearch, MS SQL Server, AWS RDS etc.

They will work alongside AWS experts on the team and learn and implement real code in the cloud that actually help our customers who have our products deployed in their environments.

Location: Portland, OR

Length of Term: 4 months

What you will do:

• Work on a Terraform codebase, implement new modules and upgrade TF, TG versions.
• Work on Elasticsearch configurations and deployments.
• Work on identifying a path for Legacy ES upgrades to a modern system like OpenSearch.
• Manage users, roles, other configurations across our MS SQL Cluster (80+ nodes).
• Implement advanced monitoring tools like Prometheus against our production infrastructure.

Who we are looking for:

• Required programming knowledge in any of Python, Go or T-SQL.
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in computer science or related fields.
• Preferred exposure to AWS Cloud.
• Preferred Administrator knowledge on Linux environments.

Above and beyond

• An Operational and a DevOps thinking mindset will make you stand out here!
• Ability to openly and honestly communicate with the team on the projects.
• A quick and willing learner due to the changing landscape of the cloud technologies.

Student Life at Blackberry

• Growth Mindset: employees have access to skills training and professional development courses, mentorship programs as well as unlimited access to our on-demand learning platform.
• Commitment to Wellness: employees have access to events that support physical, mental and financial wellness. We host wellness sessions, fitness courses, discounts to local gyms and offer a 24/7 Employee Assistant Program (EAP).
• Highly collaborative teams and a supportive workplace environment, with organization-wide events and a student social committee.
• Employee Perks: we have snack and beverage programs at all locations. Students also have access to discounts for local stores, transportation, restaurants and activities.

See more about the student program at BlackBerry over on our Instagram @BlackBerryStudentLife

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40