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IBM Network Services Automation Engineer & Technician Intern: 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York
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Your Role and Responsibilities
This is for a 2025 summer internship with the following start dates: May - August or June - September for quarter system schools.
The Network engineering internship will focus on various work and tasks related to data network infrastructure automation and engineering. The primary focus of this internship will be to build network automation solutions, simplifying network operational processes and workflows. The candidate will also have the opportunity to build, deploy, maintain and manage network infrastructure and network security devices in a multi-vendor, hybrid cloud, heterogeneous Cisco, Palo Alto and Infoblox TCP/IP based networking environment. Implement and integrate the principles of network reliability engineering into your work.
Design and build network automation solutions based on Ansible and Tufin for Palo Alto and Cisco environments
Automate network engineering processes and workflows to increase the operational agility of network engineering operations.
build, deploy, maintain, and manage network infrastructure (routers, aggregation switches)
build, deploy, maintain, and manage Next Generation security platforms (FW, IPS)
on all systems maintain, apply and assure a strong security posture, currency levels and compliance according to IBM security standards and requirements.
Monitor, troubleshoot, mitigate, and resolve network infrastructure problems and service interruptions
Collects data, then supplies it to engineering peer teams for analysis and data-driven recommendations and decision making
Master and utilize various IBM and vendor network utilities
Create and provide recurring network reports based on network statistics and analytics
Candidates should have basic knowledge in one or more of the following skills:
Experience in a TCP/IP based Networking environment
Network Automation using Ansible, JSON, RestAPI, Jenkins, Tufin, PA Panorama
Cisco Networking and Devices (switches, routers, vpn, firewalls)
Palo Alto Firewalls
Network routing protocols and operation (BGP, OSPF, MLPS)
Multi-Cloud Networking
Software programming / scripting skills (Python, Go Language)
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Candidate should be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree.
Network Automation skills using Ansible, JSON, RestAPI, Jenkins
Ability to build, deploy and maintain networking devices in a heterogenous tcp/ip network environment (Cisco, Palo Alto, Infoblox, Cloud)
Ability to rack and cable connect networking equipment
Ability to apply, maintain and assure security currency levels, security posture and compliance on devices.
Software programming / scripting skills (Python, Go Language)
Creativity, attention to detail, and flexibility.
Strong verbal and written communication skills required
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Knowledge of Tufin and PA Panorama Platforms
Knowledge of the principles of network reliability engineering
Cisco CCNA, Palo Alto or Equivalent Certification
Experience working with Cisco based network service and authentication platforms (PRIME, ISE).
Multi-Cloud Networking
Experience with Infoblox Appliances
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