Job Introduction
Serco France has established itself as a reliable service provider in the French market, offering a broad range of engineering, technical, and management services across multiple industries. With a strategic presence in key locations, Serco France plays a critical role in supporting space, defense, and transportation sectors, providing expertise in systems integration, operational support, and mission-critical services. Leveraging its global experience and local knowledge, Serco France ensures seamless project execution and operational excellence, making it a trusted partner for both governmental and commercial clients. This solid foundation enables Serco France to foster innovation and deliver tailored solutions that drive efficiency and value across the industries it serves.
As part of our activities of providing a cloud-native infrastructure, we are looking for a motivated intern to assist in the setup, automation and maintenance of a Kubernetes-based infrastructure. This internship is aligned with DevOps and SRE practices, with a strong focus on reliability, scalability and security.
Main Responsibilities
Under the guidance of an experienced cloud engineer, you will contribute to the following tasks:
- Design and deployment of a Kubernetes cluster on a public cloud
- Automation using tools such as Terraform, Helm and Ansible
- Integration of monitoring services (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging systems (ELK, Loki)
- Deployment of containerized applications (CI/CD with GitLab CI, ArgoCD, etc.)
- Documentation of procedures and best practices
- Participation in technology watch around Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems.
Successful Candidate
- Student in engineering school or master’s degree in computer science / systems / cloud computing
- Basic knowledge of containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes, Rancher) and network configuration
- Interest in Linux environments, scripting (Bash, Python), and automation
- Curiosity, rigor, autonomy and team spirit.
On Offer:
- Full-time permanent employment
- A vacation bonus paid in June
- Travel allowance 50% public transport upon proof of receipt
- French public holidays
- Annual leave of 25 days + seniority days
- Health insurance, pension and mandatory insurances
- Agreement to share company's profits
About the Company
Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the ESA and NASA. Serco offers space capability across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development.
Why should you join Serco ?
At Serco not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play.
Meaningful and vital work - You’ll contribute to methodologically intercepting challenges whilst achievements will also be recognised and celebrated.
A world of opportunity - You’ll be wholeheartedly supported with development and career progression
Great people - You’ll become an integral member of a well-defined and supportive team who believe passionately in the value of our work. We are a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
We are diverse and inclusive organisation
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to supporting the needs of all our colleagues. It’s a mix of people from different backgrounds, experiences and opinion that keeps our culture strong and vibrant.
We believe in equity so we strongly encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job are encouraged to apply and demonstrate their abilities in an interview. We also welcome a conversation about any adjustments that would make the interview process more accessible for you. Wherever possible we are open to discussions around flexible working and we operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas.
In the UK we are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader in the government’s scheme and hold the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard; in Belgium we are partner of Diversicom and member of Charter der Vielfalt in Germany.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to The Serco Europe Recruitment Team
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