Engineering Intern, SRE
Our Team's Vision:
Our Engineering team has established a culture based on thought leadership, independence, and responsibility. This powerful dynamic drives us forward as we work to make the digital world a safer place. Those who join us represent the leader in Zero Trust Segmentation and work on a technology stack that ranges from operating systems to distributed applications to UI and visualization. Together, we will continue to build world-class products—driven by people with different perspectives, backgrounds, and a commitment to innovation in a time when the world faces its greatest cybersecurity threats in history.
Your Impact:
Gain hands-on expertise in public cloud infrastructure management and deployment in Kubernetes
Participate in projects to integrate AI services into existing workflows
Learn to implement and optimize monitoring public cloud ecosystems for efficient system health tracking and Observability
Acquire practical skills in building, managing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for applications
Enhance troubleshooting skills, focusing on diagnosing and resolving issues in cloud-native and distributed systems
Develop proficiency in designing for scalability to support growing data and workloads
Master modern deployment practices, ensuring reliable and efficient releases
Your Toolkit:
Currently enrolled in a full-time Bachelor's or Master's degree-seeking program with an expected graduation date in Winter 2025/Spring 2026
Good understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures and algorithms including distributed systems
Proficiency in C++/Python/Go, or similar programming language and willingness to learn Go language quickly
Experience with AI tools/models and AWS/Azure working experience a plus
Examples of your own self-driven projects that illustrate your passion for software development
What You’ll Gain:
Hands-on experience running and scaling production cloud infrastructure that supports Illumio's Zero Trust Segmentation platform
Real-world experience with Kubernetes, public cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and modern CI/CD and deployment tools
A look at how observability, monitoring and incident troubleshooting keep distributed systems reliable at scale
Experience bringing AI services into real engineering workflows, a skill more and more companies are looking for
Mentorship from experienced Site Reliability and Cloud Engineers and technical leaders
A better understanding of how reliability, scalability and security are built into a cybersecurity product from code to release
A supportive and inclusive environment that values curiosity, ownership and continuous learning
To support you throughout your internship, Illumio interns can look forward to:
Stipend: A stipend to help support you during your internship.
Events & Experiences: Fun and meaningful events providing opportunities to connect with fellow Illumineers to build new skills and experience our culture.
Giving Back: Opportunities to volunteer and make an impact in our community.
Meals & Snacks: Stay fueled with a fully stocked office, snacks and beverages, plus catered lunch from local restaurants every day!