DevOps Engineer Intern at Delta Dental of Missouri

Delta Dental of Missouri is seeking a DevOps Engineer Intern in St. Louis, Missouri. As a DevOps Engineer Intern, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experienced engineering team to gain hands-on experience in the fields of DevOps and Quality Assurance. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our software products while also contributing to the continuous improvement of our development and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and quality assurance engineers to design, implement, and maintain automated testing frameworks for both frontend and backend systems.

• Participate in the development and execution of test plans and test cases to verify the functionality, usability, and performance of our software applications.

• Assist in the setup and maintenance of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes.

• Contribute to the monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization of our production systems to ensure high availability and reliability.

• Work with cross-functional teams to identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices for software development, testing, and deployment.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, tools, and trends in DevOps and Quality Assurance to drive innovation and efficiency within the organization.

• Proven subscription to the company’s core values of integrity, trust and respect, innovation, stewardship, excellence, and celebration.

Education, Skills, Personal Attributes, and Experience Required

• Currently pursuing a degree or a recent graduate in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.

• Basic understanding of programming/scripting languages such as Python, C#, Java, or JavaScript.

• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git) and issue tracking systems (e.g., Jira).

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

• Prior experience with DevOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) and QA automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium) is a plus.

Work Conditions

General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Specific vision abilities require the ability to focus distant and near objects clearly. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms to handle, feel and reach as well as operate a personal computer.