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What they do
A Platform Engineer is responsible for the development of platforms that support the needs and use cases of different engineering teams across the organization. Creates reusable tools and workflows to streamline operational needs and facilitate automation tasks, supporting scalability of DevOps practices.
$126,385 / year median in Alabama
Job Description
Platform Engineering Intern at Motion Industries Platform Engineering Intern at Motion Industries in Birmingham, Alabama Posted in 8 days ago. Birmingham, AL, USA Full time R26_0000029141 Site Reliability Engineer/Cloud Engineer Intern Job Description Ready for a challenging and rewarding internship? The role will work closely with cross-functional team in a collaborative environment to ensure high availability, performance, and automation of systems while gaining hands-on experience in cloud technologies, DevOps practices, and site reliability engineering principles. Our goal is to enhance and support cloud-based transformations, and to focused on pushing capabilities forward, staying ahead of customer needs and innovating for continuous improvement. If you're ready to unleash your knowledge, tame technology, and bust out of the ordinary, find out what's next at Motion. This position will be based in Birmingham, AL. Interns will be onsite at the Birmingham headquarters. Responsibilities Support the team to ensure system reliability, scalability, and uptime. Assist to incident response and root cause analysis to improve system resilience. Help monitor and maintain cloud resources to ensure optimal performance and cost efficiency. Actively participate brainstorming sessions, and technical discussions and provide suggestions. Participate in automation and continuous process improvement cycles. Work alongside senior team members on assigned task.
Qualifications:
Working on a BS degree in a computer related field (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering) Familiarly with SRE principles Familiarity with cloud platforms and technologies (Google Cloud preferred) Familiarity with web technology, DevOps monitoring tools Familiarity of DevOps practices (e.g. CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and orchestration) Must be self-motivated and know when to seek guidance. Individual must be a self-starter and capable of working independently as well as part of a team. Eagerness to learn new technologies and adapt to a fast-paced environment. Strong critical thinking, problem-solving and operation support skills. Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest! GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against
COVID-19
prior to start date.
COVID-19
vaccination is a condition of employment, subject to an approved accommodation, and proof of vaccination will be required on or prior to start date. GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons. See Description Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. PI286866005
Benefits
- Dental Insurance