Platform Engineering Intern

Mastercard

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Location
O Fallon, MO
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Intern
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3 days ago
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Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry, processing transactions between financial institutions and merchants using its extensive network of credit, debit, and prepaid card products. Industry: Payments Technology & Financial Services

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TL;DR · Platform Engineering Intern

As a Platform Engineering Intern, you will join the Kubernetes Engineering team to support the design, operation, and modernization of an enterprise Kubernetes platform across multiple global regions. You will contribute to real-world projects focused on enhancing platform scalability, reliability, automation, and developer experience for a large-scale infrastructure supporting a global payments network. Your daily work involves engaging with technologies such as Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GitOps using Argo CD, Helm, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform or Ansible. You will also utilize container networking, CI/CD pipelines, and Linux systems to solve complex problems in cloud-native engineering. The role requires foundational knowledge of Docker, cloud computing platforms, and automated deployment workflows to manage a massive fleet of clusters while ensuring security, compliance, and cost optimization across distributed systems.

What you'll do

  • Contribute to engineering projects that improve platform scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
  • Support the operation and modernization of enterprise Kubernetes platforms across multiple global regions.
  • Implement GitOps-based deployments using tools like Argo CD.
  • Develop cloud-agnostic networking solutions using the Kubernetes Gateway API.
  • Automate security compliance and policy enforcement for the infrastructure.
  • Perform fleet-wide observability tasks and cost optimization for cloud resources.
  • Manage infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployment workflows.

What we're looking for

  • Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028.
  • Foundational knowledge of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is required.
  • Understanding of containerization technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and container-based application deployment is required.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, or Jenkins is required.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux operating systems, including command-line navigation and system administration, is required.
  • Must demonstrate a strong interest in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, automation, and modern DevOps practices.
  • Work authorization.

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