Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Intern - Part time for a student

at  MSD

JOB REQUIREMENTS

We’re looking for students of Czech Universities, who are interested in a long-term collaboration with MSD.
Did you always want to work in a company where your work can have a real impact? Do you enjoy working in an international environment with lots of room for personal development? Are you ready to join a company where we cherish Diversity and Inclusion and the wellbeing of our employees?
Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.
As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Intern, you will work closely with our engineering and operations teams to monitor, maintain, and improve the reliability and performance of our infrastructure. You will gain experience in areas such as automation, monitoring, and troubleshooting, while also contributing to the optimization of our systems and processes. This internship provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical skills in a high-impact, collaborative environment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Basic understanding of system administration, networking, and cloud computing (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Familiarity with scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Ansible).
• Understanding of DevOps and SRE principles such as infrastructure as code, monitoring, and incident response.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.

PREFERRED SKILLS (NICE TO HAVE):

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
• Basic knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools like Jenkins, Terraform, or Git.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git.
• Understanding of performance optimization techniques and capacity planning.

WHO WE ARE …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

• Assist in the monitoring and management of infrastructure and services to ensure high availability and reliability.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and improve system scalability.
• Support the automation of repetitive tasks to streamline operations and increase efficiency.
• Help design, implement, and maintain monitoring and alerting solutions to detect and address issues proactively.
• Participate in incident response efforts, assisting in troubleshooting and resolving system outages.
• Document system configurations, processes, and procedures to ensure consistent and reliable operations.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously improve our reliability practices.