Science & Technology – HPC Development Operations Engineer Intern

Scope of Position

The HPC DevOps Engineer Intern will support the development and maturation of cloud-bursting capabilities for the organization’s HPC environment. The intern will help build and refine Infrastructure as Code templates and CI/CD workflows using AWS, Terraform/OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD, SLURM, and Python/Bash, with a focus on advancing an existing development implementation toward Corporate IT production standards.

Program Perks

• Competitive salaries
• Housing assistance
• Travel reimbursement

Intern Activities

• Social and networking events
• Opportunities to volunteer
• Community involvement

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Scientific Computing staff to enhance existing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates supporting HPC cloud-bursting capabilities.
• Develop, test, and document new automation workflows and features for provisioning and operating burst-to-cloud HPC resources.
• Assist with GitLab CI/CD pipeline development, testing, and maintenance for IaC and supporting automation.
• Write and maintain Python and Bash scripts for deployment automation, configuration management, validation, and operational tasks.
• Support integration of AWS services, Terraform/OpenTofu, and SLURM scheduling components within the HPC bursting environment.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and technical documentation to help advance the solution toward Corporate IT production standards.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or Software Engineering
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems and command-line tools.
• Basic scripting or programming experience with Python, Bash, or a similar language.
• Understanding of software development fundamentals, including version control and collaborative development practices.
• Experience with or willingness to learn Git and GitLab, including branching, merge requests, and CI/CD concepts.
• Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts; familiarity with AWS services is preferred.
• Interest in Infrastructure as Code and automation tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Familiarity with HPC concepts, Linux-based compute environments, job schedulers, or SLURM is beneficial.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues, learn new tools independently, and document work clearly.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Scientific Computing staff.
• Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, data science, or a related technical field.
• Must be available for 10 weeks during Summer 2027 (May-August 2027) with a graduation date of December 2027 or later
• Be interested in working for Corning, Inc after graduation, if presented with a full-time job opportunity.
• Be willing to work at the posted job location

Desired Skills

• Hands-on experience administering or developing for Linux-based HPC environments, including user environments, filesystems, software modules, and batch-scheduled workloads.
• Knowledge of networking and security fundamentals relevant to cloud and HPC environments, including VPC design, security groups, IAM roles/policies, SSH, and least-privilege access.
• Exposure to containers and reproducible research/workload environments, such as Apptainer/Singularity, Docker, or container-based CI workflows.
• Experience using generative AI-assisted development tools—such as Claude Code—to accelerate scripting, troubleshooting, test development, documentation, and code review, while validating generated output for correctness, security, and organizational standards.