{"id":114006,"date":"2026-10-16T19:11:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T19:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/2027-summer-intern-cloud-engineer-aws-azure-reston-va\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T20:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:32:34","slug":"2027-summer-intern-cloud-engineer-aws-azure-reston-va","status":"publish","type":"ch_job","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/career-development\/job\/2027-summer-intern-cloud-engineer-aws-azure-reston-va\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Summer Intern, Cloud Engineer (AWS\/Azure) (Reston, VA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are seeking a motivated and curious 2027 Summer Intern, Cloud Engineer (AWS \/ Azure) to join our team and support cloud DevOps, governance, and security compliance work across AWS and Azure environments. You&#8217;ll work on a team that treats AI and automation as core engineering practice, so this is a hands-on opportunity to build real-world experience in cloud governance, security, and AI-assisted automation while contributing to the evolution of our Fathom Platform within the SCS environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an entry-level, 10-week, full-time internship expected to begin in June and end in August. Work will be hybrid from Reston, VA. Pay is expected to be $27 per hour for undergraduate interns and $32 per hour for graduate interns. At this time, we are unable to provide housing nor relocation assistance for this position.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What You&#8217;ll Do<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll rotate across the team&#8217;s core areas of work, with specific projects assigned based on team priorities at the time:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<strong>Cloud DevOps &amp; Automation:\u00a0<\/strong>Support infrastructure-as-code and CI\/CD automation used to build and maintain cloud environments. Help write, test, and document automation that provisions and manages resources across AWS and Azure.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Cloud Governance:<\/strong>\u00a0Assist in the administration and governance of AWS and Azure organizations, including account\/subscription structure, identity and access management (IAM), and policy-based guardrails that keep environments consistent and compliant.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Security &amp; ATO Compliance:\u00a0<\/strong>Contribute to security tooling and compliance efforts that support Authorization to Operate (ATO), including work aligned to security control baselines (such as NIST 800-53), vulnerability and posture management, and evidence\/documentation for audits.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>AI-Enabled Engineering:<\/strong>\u00a0Work the way the team works &#8211; using AI-assisted development as a core practice. 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