DevOps Engineer Intern

About Vibrantz Technologies

Vibrantz Technologies is a leading global provider of specialty chemicals and materials solutions whose purpose is to bring color, performance, and vibrancy to life. Every day, our employees, the products we make, and our valued customer partnerships are inspired by this purpose.  

Serving over 11,000 customers, Vibrantz’s technologies are trusted in a variety of advanced materials, color solutions and performance coatings applications and consumer products. We are experts in particle engineering, glass and ceramic science and color technology. Our technologies are used in small amounts to make big impacts on applications and consumer products, including durable vehicles and batteries, easier-to-clean appliances, energy efficient roof tiles and bricks, stronger and more decorative glass, and eco-friendly paints.  

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Vibrantz has over 50 manufacturing facilities and sales offices on six continents, and we employ 4,500 individuals. Our shared culture is rooted strongly in our six core values that focus on safety, our people, customers, excellence in all we do, environmental stewardship and integrity, ethics, and trust. And we are intent upon fostering a workplace that engages not only employees’ heads and hands and – uniquely – their hearts.  

Vibrantz is owned by American Securities, a leading U.S. private equity firm that invests in market-leading North American companies with annual revenue generally ranging from $200 million to $2 billion and/or $50 million to $200 million of EBITDA. American Securities and its affiliates have approximately $23 billion under management and are based in New York with an office in Shanghai.  

For more information, please visit www.vibrantz.com and www.american-securities.com. 

Summary

We are seeking a hardworking, self-motivated DevOps Engineer Intern for a 6-month internship opportunity. This is an excellent role for a candidate eager to learn and grow by contributing to the development and deployment of real-world manufacturing applications. The ideal intern will have personal coding projects or a GitHub portfolio to showcase and demonstrate their initiative and technical curiosity. This hybrid position requires in-office presence 1–3 times per week (schedule may vary).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the development, deployment, and maintenance of manufacturing software systems.
• Support infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform.
• Collaborate with engineers to automate deployment pipelines and configuration management.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues in development and production environments.
• Document technical processes and contribute to internal knowledge bases.
• Participate in code reviews, stand-ups, and sprint planning meetings.
• Help manage servers (Nginx, Apache) and optimize database interactions.
   

Required Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or a graduate of a college or university program (engineering or related field)
• Proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, PHP).
• Comfortable working with Git and version control workflows.
• Familiarity with web applications and how they interact with servers and databases.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP).
• Experience with or interest in tools like GitHub, Terraform, Nginx, Apache is a plus.
• Understanding of relational databases and ability to write SQL queries.

Location

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Vibrantz Technologies Inc. (“Vibrantz”) is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Vibrantz strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, gender, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.