DevOps Engineering Intern - Summer 2026

We encourage candidates to apply for no more than three internship opportunities within a 90-day period. Our recruiting team will review your application and ensure you are considered for the opportunities that best align with your skills and interests.
There's something really inspiring about the idea of innovators teaming up to build something incredible. If you agree, then you might be a perfect fit for a tech job at Cox!
The DevOps Engineering Intern is a hands-on engineering position. As a member of our DevOps Enablement function, you will work closely with Sr. DevOps engineers, DevOps Architects and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that our DevOps pipelines are continually functioning to performance levels and evolving to best support the needs of our Delivery team customers. Your primary area of focus will be to contribute in building our Intenal Developer Platform as well integrate, and support a diverse set of DevOps tools residing on our DevOps platform.
What's In It For You?

• We value your time and potential. At Cox, you'll be exposed to meaningful and challenging work.
• You won't be left alone to figure things out. You'll have a team of supporters (plus an assigned program mentor) who will show you the ropes, guide you to excellence and cheer you on.
• You'll experience real accountability to develop your professional skills.
• You'll expand your network and professional toolbox through exposure to senior leaders.
• You'll help us build a bold future that is sustainable, accessible and inclusive.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with architecture, software development, security, and operations teams to design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure DevOps solutions.
• Engineer the Internal Developer Platform
• Develop, implement, and socialize DevOps best practices.
• Develop and automate deployment, configuration, and monitoring processes to streamline software delivery and enhance system performance.
• Manage and optimize the CI/CD pipeline, ensuring seamless integration and continuous delivery of software updates.
• Maintain DevOps tools to maintain vendor and security compliance.
• Support DevOps tools performance to meet agreed upon SLAs.
• Implement and maintain robust security measures to protect data, systems, and applications.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in DevOps, and proactively apply them to improve our development and deployment processes.
• Proactively address issues and pursue improvements.
• Document processes to facilitate knowledge sharing and support team members.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program. (Bachelors or Master's)
• Eager to learn, develop solutions and passion for customer service and team success.
• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts and hands on experience with relevant tools (GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Backstage.io, Terraform, Power Apps, Power Automate, Ansible, etc.).
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g., javascript, Node js, YML, Bash, Python, PowerShell) to streamline deployment and maintenance processes.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure, Oracle Cloud, AWS including infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, and security.
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Don't miss out on the first steps toward your future. Apply today!
USD 23.65 - 35.48 per hour
Compensation:
Hourly base pay rate is $23.65 - $35.48/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.
Benefits:
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.