Your role and responsibilities

IBM is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented IT Administrator Intern with an interest in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to join our team. This internship offers hands-on experience in enterprise IT systems management while introducing you to modern reliability engineering practices. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals to support infrastructure operations and contribute to automation and performance initiatives.Your Role and Responsibilities•Assist in maintaining and supporting enterprise IT systems including servers, virtual machines, and cloud environments.•Monitor system performance and help identify reliability issues.•Support automation efforts for routine administrative tasks using scripting tools.•Participate in incident response and post-incident analysis.•Help document system configurations, operational procedures, and reliability metrics.•Collaborate with cross-functional teams on infrastructure and service delivery

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Required education

High School Diploma/GED

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Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

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Required technical and professional expertise

•Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

•Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows, z/OS, zVM) and networking fundamentals.

•Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash).

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.•Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

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Preferred technical and professional experience

•Exposure to cloud platforms (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure).

•Interest in SRE principles such as automation, observability, and fault tolerance.

•Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus).

•Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD concepts.

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