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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
The Cloud Technology Advancement Department of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State University is seeking graduate / undergraduate interns to work part-time with senior technical staff to research, design, develop, integrate, and test advanced systems. This is an opportunity to work across multiple interconnected disciplines across a large team of teams.
ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop and deploy on-prem, external, and hybrid HPC (High Performance Compute) / cloud research platforms
- Develop and integrate supporting AI/ML models, agentic workflows, and agentic engineering services
- Develop HPC / cloud security principals, protocols, and practices from secure supply chain to
- Enhance modern development practices through DevSecOps and agile methodologies
- Advance existing hardware and software level Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automations
- Create HPC / cloud architectural designs and documentation
- Implement observability, telemetry, and monitoring solutions to collect and analyze system insights and performance data
Preferred Source Degree Programs:
- Computer Science, or Computer Engineering from the College of Engineering
- Cybersecurity from Information Sciences and Technology (IST)
- Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Smeal College of Business
Interest in a selection of the following is required:
- US Federal Government Research and Development
- HPC / Cloud computing platforms and services
- AI development and integration
- DevSecOps practices and tools
- Infrastructure automation
- Secure digital supply chain practices
- Cybersecurity policies, procedures, practices
- Software development and design
Preferred Experience include:
- US Military ROTC, Veteran, or Reservist service
- Interim Secret or above Security Clearance.
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) CNCF: K8, K3S, Rancher, Longhorn, Keycloak, Kyverno), external (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud),
- Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) technology integrations (K8, K3, Rancher, Longhorn, Keycloak, Kyverno)
- Infrastructure as Code tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)
- CI/CD pipelines and automation (Gitlab, Bamboo, ArgoCD, Github)
- Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- API development and integration
- Database management (SQL and NoSQL)
- Computer Networking / SD-WAN
- System administration (Windows, RHEL, Rocky, Ubuntu)
- Monitoring and logging tools (Elk stack, Loki, Grafana, Mimir, Tempo, Alloy, OTEL)
- Version control systems expertise (Git)
- Cybersecurity best practices (NIST, RMF, CMMC, ACAS, SAST, DAST)
- Agile development methodologies
- Virtualization familiarity and operability
ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Intel Community (IC), and other federal government customers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu.
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL): Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
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- U.S. citizenship
- Eligible to obtain government security clearance
- Successful completion of background check(s)
- Undergraduate or graduate student (intern)
- Interest in HPC/cloud computing, AI development, DevSecOps, infrastructure automation, secure supply chain, cybersecurity, and software development
- Preferred degrees: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Management Information Systems
- Preferred experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and CNCF technologies (Kubernetes, K3S, Rancher, Longhorn, Keycloak, Kyverno)
- Preferred experience with IaC tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Preferred experience with CI/CD and automation tools (GitLab, Bamboo, ArgoCD, GitHub)
- Preferred scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Preferred system administration experience (Windows, RHEL, Rocky, Ubuntu)
- Preferred observability and logging experience (ELK Stack, Loki, Grafana, Mimir, Tempo, Alloy, OTEL)
- Preferred familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and tools (NIST, RMF, CMMC, ACAS, SAST, DAST)
- US Military ROTC, Veteran, or Reservist status
- Interim Secret or higher security clearance
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Retirement Support — Employer contributions to SERS and the TIAA Alternate Plan are described as significant, with supplemental retirement options available. Feedback suggests these choices and contributions create strong long‑term value.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Full‑time employees accrue over 24 sick and vacation days annually, with additional university holidays and a winter break. Feedback suggests this depth of leave supports work–life balance.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — A 75% tuition discount extends to employees, spouses, and dependent children up to age 26 across resident instruction, World Campus, and Penn College courses. Feedback suggests this broad eligibility meaningfully enhances total rewards, especially for families.
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