Intern – Cloud and Edge Computing

The Hague, Netherlands
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JOB DETAIL

Join us at the NATO Communications & Information Agency (NCIA) and immerse yourself in the diverse environment of an international organization. You will have the unique opportunity to work with colleagues from across the NATO Alliance and collaborate on ground-breaking projects. 

We lead NATO’s digital endeavor and help enhance the way our member nations communicate and work together. We are on the frontlines against cyber-attacks and are in the midst of a fundamental technological transformation to help fulfill our mission: preserve peace and security for nearly one billion citizens.

Through our internship program, we aim to bring new, innovative ideas into the Alliance. You will get a first-hand look at the inner workings of an international tech organization, while adding valuable skills and experience to your CV.

About the Program

We offer internships lasting between 3 and 10 months. Our internship opportunities may commence at any point during the calendar year.

Before starting your internship with us, you will have to obtain a security clearance thus we remain flexible on potential start dates. Our helpful security teams will support you with this clearance process.

During this program you will join and support different teams and simultaneously learn from our business experts via on-the-job training and shadowing.

About the Internship

Internship duration: 10 months

Location: The Hague, Netherlands

The Command and Control (C2) group is responsible for planning and executing all lifecycle management activities (design, transition and operations) for Joint Forces/Maritime/Land C2 services. This includes subject matter expertise, research and development, software engineering, acquisition, operations and maintenance and disposal activities.

Across NATO, we support in the following Community of Interest (COI) technical service areas: Land, Maritime, Joint, Special Operations and Nuclear C2.

As an Intern – Cloud and Edge Computing, you will be part of Research and Development initiatives related to the utilization of multivendor Cloud Computing, with special focus on edge computing. The research will pursue the understanding of the best deployment strategies for different systems and their components according to their functional and non-functional requirements. The research will take into account requirements such as interoperability, high availability, speed of deployment, scalability, and others.

Who you are:

  • A  recent graduate or current student in a graduate or undergraduate school program in computer science, engineering or a related technology field
  • A strong interest and understanding of Cloud technologies including:
    • Use of containers and orchestrators on premise and on commercial cloud platforms
    • Deployment of systems using Infrastructure as Code (IaaS) – Terraform, Ansible, Helm
    • DevOps and CI/CD pipeline architectures, tools and processes
  • Knowledge of Software Engineering techniques (Agile and related)
  • Understanding and a strong interest in software development in Java, Python (ideally)
  • Understanding of basic TCP/IP Networking in enterprise and cloud environments
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux systems administration
  • An interest and understanding of Security

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply to our internship program, you will need to meet the following criteria:

  • You are a national of a NATO member country
  • You are currently studying towards a university-level degree or have recently graduated in the past 12 months
  • You have strong communication skills in English, both written and oral

We also request that you please attach the following documents to your application form:

  • Copy of the university degree you have completed and/or
  • Proof of ongoing studies with the dates clearly mentioned if you are still studying

Compensation

You will be compensated at a fixed taxable rate of 1,333.74 EUR per month, based on 38 hours of work per week and for travel expenses.

Thank you for your patience while we consider your application.

To learn more about NCIA and our work, please visit our website.

The Hague, Netherlands

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