DevOps Engineering Intern

Job Title DevOps Engineering Intern

When you’re part of the team at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll do important work. You’ll have the opportunity to grow and learn in a culture that empowers your development. We have created an inclusive, global environment that values the power of diverse talent, backgrounds, and experiences to drive speed, productivity, innovation, and growth.

Our internship program will give you a chance to get real world business experience and build your network before graduation. We are seeking an energetic, responsible intern to join our growing organization. In this position, you will be expected to learn the ins-and-outs of our daily routines and procedures. You will focus on learning how our organization runs, and can be expected to gain valuable insight that can further your interest in your chosen career field.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science. With revenues of $20 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our 70,000 employees the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world. The customers we serve fall within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies. Our products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, and solve challenges ranging from complex research to routine testing to field applications.

Summary of Internship

The DevOps Engineering Internship position provides an opportunity for engineering students who are currently pursuing a computer science, computer engineering, or like engineering degree to get hands on experience working with engineers in a fast-paced software design and software quality assurance environment. The intern will contribute to DevOps projects and advance best design practices. The position starts in June, paid working 40 hours per week through August.

The DevOps Engineering Intern will help implement and manage the tools, processes and cloud environments to automate our build, test and deployment of our software platform in the cloud to ensure the delivery team’s success. The DevOps Engineering Intern is a part of the Engineering Department.

Essential Functions

• Design, promote and support repeatable and friction-less Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Seek quality and cost savings by automating any process we execute more than once
• Manage the source code repository, building and versioning for products and customer implementations
• Design, promote, and support containers, microservices and cloud deployment on AWS
• Work in a fast-paced environment with agile development and DevOps culture
• Develop and manage code analysis and test automation frameworks
• Conduct DevOps tool research, evaluation, proof of concept, installation, configuration and training
• Troubleshoot and resolve internal and customer problems in a timely manner
• Participate in process analysis and documentation of software development and production server environments
• Provide feedback on specifications and designs
• Accept candid feedback and look for areas of improvements

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a cross-functional team
• Willingness to learn, be mentored, and improve
• Desire to contribute and improve design of DevOps services
• Exceptional customer focus
• Desire to teach other engineers about technology in area of expertise
• Familiarity with of least one software development tool set such as Java, C# or scripting language
• Aptitude for writing software programs or scripts

Qualifications

• Student currently enrolled in classes leading to a degree in a computer science, engineering or related discipline
• Relevant course in programming, mathematics, database, software design and architectures
• Projects undertaken that demonstrates problem solving and research capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Following skills are desired but not required:
  • Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL
  • Platforms: Linux Administration, AWS (or other Cloud Platforms), VMWare
  • Tools: Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Wireshark, Jenkins, Atlassian
  • Frameworks: Agile SDLC, versioning and release management processes
  • Relevant experience in supporting the delivery of SaaS platforms or related IT role a plus

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, each one of our 70,000 extraordinary minds has a unique story to tell. Join us and contribute to our singular mission—enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Apply today!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.