Cloud Engineering Intern Data Infrastructure (AWS)

TL;DR

Cloud Engineering Intern (AWS): Building and scaling cloud systems that power large-scale data workloads with an accent on cloud architecture, Infrastructure as Code, and high-availability environments. Focus on automating and optimizing core data services like Kafka, AWS RDS, and Databricks, and ensuring secure, reliable, and production-ready infrastructure.

Location: Utah-based hybrid position, which will require some regular in-office days each week.

Company

hirify.global is building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and modules (e.g., Terraform) to automate cloud-based data environment deployments.
• Configure and maintain core data infrastructure components, including data lakes, distributed databases (e.g., Databricks, MySQL), and messaging systems (e.g., Apache Kafka, Memcached).
• Implement automation for scaling, reclaiming, and expanding storage provisions to meet growing data needs.
• Create and monitor scripts to track the health, performance, and uptime of data environments.
• Develop dashboards and alerting systems (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus) to provide visibility into data platform stability.
• Evaluate new data technologies.

Requirements

• Currently a Junior pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering).
• Understanding of cloud computing concepts and hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.
• Familiarity with deploying or supporting cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka, Databricks, AWS RDS/MySQL).
• Experience building or working with automation for scaling, backups, or system health checks.
• Working knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or CloudWatch.
• Understanding of networking and security fundamentals, including IAM, private networking, and encryption.
• Exposure to SQL and working with structured data.
• Must be able to work as a Utah-based hybrid position, requiring regular in-office days each week.
• Employment is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.

Nice to have

• Exposure to or interest in using AI tools to enhance engineering workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• A great company culture recognized by multiple organizations.
• Paid time off for summer holidays and birthdays.
• 401k plans with up to 6% company match.
• Opportunity to join company events during the summer.
• One-year subscription to Financial Peace University with a bonus.