WHY CHOOSING DEVOPS:

It’s where your decisions matter: you’ll deliver tangible business outcomes within your role and create a real business impact
You’ll have a helicopter view over the operations and development, which will provide you with endless opportunities to learn and refine your skills
DevOps are difficult to source, so you’ll enjoy the wide spectrum of job opportunities to choose from
DevOps calls for curiosity, and a readiness to cross-train your skills and solve complex challenges
It’s a boost for soft skills: in DevOps, you’ll become the bridge-builder and champion the collaboration & communication

INTERNSHIP ADVANTAGES

3 months of work experience to list on your CV

Internship on a real project with real challenges

Job-ready skills, both technical and soft ones

Mentors’ advice and Experts’ guidance to develop faster

Diligence and perseverance increase your chance to get a job offer from SoftServe

WHY SOFTSERVE ACADEMY:

reality-check: 40% of all SoftServe developers are our graduates
15 years of providing on-demand knowledge verified by real projects
mentors define your learning needs and knowledge gaps to adjust the course and support you all along
on-project experience to list on your CV
soft skills development and boost
teamwork skills upgrade and cooperation under Agile/Scrum frameworks

IT’S A MATCH FOR YOU IF:

you know one of the most popular programming languages (Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, Golang)
you understand the OOP principles (encapsulation, polymorphism, abstraction, inheritance)
you know how to write the automated scripts (BASH, CMD, PowerShell)
you hold experience in programming on Linux or Windows
you are aware of the network technologies (IP addressing, masks, routes, TCP and OSI layers, layered network protocols basics, NAT, PAT, firewall)
you have the experience in dealing with database management systems
you are ready to invest 6-8 hours into learning everyday
your English level is Intermediate and above

INTERNSHIP INFORMATION

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

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Description

Processes

Software development processes. Scrum. Jira. Kanban

Service operation basics. ITIL process as a base for Service operation. SLA

Programming. OOP

Java. Code convention. Java OOP. Eclipse, Plugins. Code quality tools

Introduction to architecture and design patterns. MVC. Spring Web MVC framework overview

Testing types, Unit/Integration testing introduction. Test design techniques, overview

Unit testing. Junit. Emma coverage. TestNG. Data provider. Parallel tests running.

Database Management

Installing and configuring databases. User management (privileges and permissions)

Backups. Types, Tools for making backups. Recovery and disaster recovery. Basic monitoring

Tables, relationships, keys, constraints understanding

DDL, DML, DCL understanding

Access to databases. JDBC

ORM. Hibernate. Entity mapping

Continuous Integration

Principles of continuous integration. Automated build concept

Building with build tool (ant, maven, gradle, make, rake, ...)

Continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Travis, TeamCity)

Continuous inspection. Code metrics inro. Tools (SonarQube, SonarCloud)

Continuous Delivery

Continuous delivery intro. CD with CI Tools and plugins, CD Tools (GoCD)

Branching Strategies

Source control, Git basics (GitHub, GitLab)

Branches and tags management strategy

Product Deploying, Software Installation

Packaging, deb/rpm packages structure. Create packages (maven/gradle plugins, fpm, swaddle)

Publishing Web sites

Artifact Management (Sonatype Nexus, Archiva, Docker registry)

ClickOnce Deployment

Virtualization

Types of virtualization (hardware emulation, full virtualization, paravirtualization, operating system-level virtualization)

Hypervisor Classification (Xen, KVM, VMware (ESX/ESXi, Workstation), VirtualBox)

Containers (LXC, Docker)

Orchestration of Containers (Swarm, Kubernetes, Nomand, Mesos)

Automatization

Shell Scripting

Python for administration

Automatization tools (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, …)

Monitoring

Distributed monitoring (Zabbix, Nagios, Splunk, Prometheus)

Logging (ELK/FLK, Datadog)

Clouding

Understanding services and applications by type

Cloud service models

Cloud computing platforms (Amazon, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, Eucalyptus, CloudStack)

Orcestration (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager templates, Google Cloud Deployment Manager)

FINISHING THIS INTERNSHIP, YOU WILL:

get familiar with the main software development processes;
know how to practice in providing professional software products development infrastructure establishment;
know how to use the latest operating process automation technologies, connected with software development and deployment processes.

HOW TO GET ENROLLED ON THE INTERNSHIP?

Prior to the interview with the SoftServe Academy recruiter, you'd have to pass technical test. You can check your knowledge by passing the test once a month here.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN INTERVIEW?

The interview is definitely among the most crucial milestones on your journey to SoftServe Academy. Here are a few life hacks on how to prepare for it and what are the deciding points for the recruiters and tech interviewers.

FAQs

1. Can I apply for the internship if my English level is below Intermediate?

Yes, you can try, but we suggest you to use our English materials to boost your level.

2. What can be an asset during the tech interview with the SoftServe recruiter?

Your positions could be improved in case you have your own software developments, the knowledge of cloud computing platforms (Amazon, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, Eucalyptus, CloudStack), understanding of software development processes. Scrum. Jira. Kanban, knowledge of design and architectural patterns, distributed systems, orchestration, microservices, service operation basics, and ITIL process as a base for Service operation.
To brush up your skills and understanding, you might check on Resource library.