Cloud Database Operations Intern

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Work on IT assignments of moderate difficulty under the direction of a more senior mentor to build a well-rounded skillset.

- Escalate issues and questions to management, as necessary.

- Participate in group discussions with peers or external groups to solution problems of moderate scope.

- Participate in meetings to gain process knowledge and guidance on assigned projects.

- Read, understand, and perform assignments within prescribed guidelines.

- Approach challenges and create solutions with a critical thinking and customer service mindset.

- Prepare standard reports and presentation materials.

- Utilize automation and pipelines to efficiently build and manage databases

- Support the team in setting up monitoring configurations, creating alerts, and implementing anomaly detection

- Promptly responding to alerts for cloud databases

- Leverage and build automation to streamline repetitive tasks with a focus on reducing operational costs.

- Help adhere to the organization's security policies while creating databases, security groups, VPCs, etc.

- Follow the organization's change control policies.

- Assist in attending to Service Now, Jira tickets within the defined SLAs.

- Help with internal and external audits related to database users, roles, and security.

- Assist in addressing any security exceptions flagged by management or security tools.

- Support the organization's disaster recovery efforts, design reviews, and documentation reviews.

- Document procedures and processes as needed and help maintain their accuracy.

Minimum Requirements

- High school diploma or GED required and 0-2 years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Intern to join our Cloud Database Operations team.

- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- Basic understanding of database concepts and SQL.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

- Eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies and processes.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

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Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package.

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