Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Intern - Remote

About the Role

AWP Safety is seeking a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Intern - Remote to join our dynamic team. This internship offers a hands-on, high-impact learning experience designed for early-career professionals eager to build a future in IT Site Reliability Engineering. As an intern, you will not just observe application performance; you will actively contribute to building observability pipelines that ensure our infrastructure and applications remain resilient, highly available, and robust.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain observability pipelines using Dynatrace to monitor application performance.
• Participate in incident lifecycle management, including attending blameless post-mortems and implementing “never-twice” fixes.
• Utilize AIOps to leverage predictive AI for identifying potential outages before they occur.
• Manage monitoring for thousands of hosts efficiently without manual intervention.
• Engage in workshops, panels, and networking events to enhance your professional development.
• Contribute to our “Journey-to-the-Job” series, gaining insights from seasoned executives about their career paths.

Requirements

• Current rising junior/senior or master’s student in a related field.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills in fast-paced operational environments.
• Systems thinking: ability to understand interactions between web apps, databases, and networks.
• Adopt an SRE mindset, focusing on reliability, scalability, and error budgets.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Go, or PowerShell.
• Basic understanding of cloud technologies, including containers (Docker/Kubernetes) and microservices patterns.
• Ability to read metrics, logs, and traces to assess system health and performance.

Nice to Have

• Experience with incident management tools.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
• Interest in DevOps practices.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation of $30-34/hour based on location.
• Strengthen your technical abilities and build professional confidence.
• Gain valuable experience preparing you for high-impact SRE roles.
• Flexible remote work environment.
• Networking opportunities with industry professionals.