Windows Server Site Reliability Engineer Internship

Classification Title:

OPS Intern or Student Intern

Classification Minimum Requirements:

MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE

UF Student Assistant
This position is open to all students eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student Other Personnel Services (OPS) and must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

OPS Intern
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Job Description:

UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a talented and highly motivated, part-time Windows Server Site Reliability Engineer Intern to join the Infrastructure and Communication Technology, a unit within UFIT for the Summer 2026 semester. This paid internship is designed to provide students currently enrolled in college with an opportunity to learn practical skills and gain experience to propel them into a successful career in Information Technology.

Employment with UFIT provides an excellent opportunity to work with other dedicated employees focused on understanding and interpreting the technological needs of the University of Florida’s innovative and inspirational community.

This internship is within the Microsoft Platform Services team which is tasked with deploying and supporting enterprise software applications on the Microsoft Windows Server platform to the university community while ensuring high availability and reliability of campus services. Competitive candidates will have a strong understanding of the Microsoft Windows Server platform, Infrastructure as Code technologies, Monitoring and Observability technologies as well as security hardening techniques. You'll work closely with our team to build highly available servers and services while maintaining accuracy and performance. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in DevOps skills while contributing to meaningful projects that service a variety of areas including Student Affairs, employee needs, as well as UF Research.

Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:

• Identify and prioritize manual tasks within the UF Microsoft Platform enterprise ecosystem suitable for automation.
• Build, test and deploy servers using DevOps tools to improve spped to services to campus stakeholders.
• Work with team members to ensure both applications and servers are effectively monitored for both availability and performance.
• Review security vulnerabilities across a variety of applications and servers and implement strategies to harden the security posture of those systems.

Some key learning outcomes for the student intern are:

• Develop skills managing infrastructure using DevOps tools and automating the deployment of servers and applications
• Design and Implement security hardening strategies across a diverse set of applications and servers
• Gain hands-on experience managing enterprise systems impacting students, faculty, staff and visitors
• Develop real-world problem solving skills while ensuring high availability of critical systems involved in the delivery of teaching and learning activities, research and essential business functions of the university

About UF Information Technology 

Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the nine departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; AI² Center; Applications, Development, and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit https://it.ufl.edu/about-ufit/strategic-plan/.

About the University of Florida 

One of America’s all-around best universities, the University of Florida drives future-making education, eye-opening discoveries, life-saving health care, and community-building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida’s West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and nature photography. UF’s large college sports programs, museums, and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville.

Expected Salary:

$15.00 per hour

Required Qualifications:

MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE

UF Student Assistant
This position is open to all students eligible to work on campus and will be employed through student Other Personnel Services (OPS) and must maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average.

OPS Intern
Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred:

The ideal candidate will possess the following education, experience, and skills:

• Strong familiarity with Windows Server OS and Networking
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code, DevOps and automation principles
• Experience with Gitlab, Terraform, Ansible, Containers, Packer, Vault, Nomad
• Experience with Powershell, Go, Python, or other relevant languages is a plus

Special Instructions to Applicants:

A Level 2 Criminal Background Screening is required

Applicants are required to submit with their application:

• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• Professional References (Minimum of 3)

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (E.T.) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required: No