Swift Transportation · 1 day ago
IT Intern
Phoenix, Arizona
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$17/hr - $23/hrSwift Transportation is the largest truckload carrier in America, passionate about continual learning and improvement. The IT Intern will work with the IT Infrastructure team, contributing to the development and operation of cloud and data infrastructure, while supporting source code management and CI/CD deployments.
Transportation
Responsibilities
Assist with provisioning and maintaining cloud infrastructure (VPC/VNet, IAM, storage, networking) using Terraform
Contribute to data platform components (e.g., Kafka, Iceberg, Hadoop, object storage, data pipelines) with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
Implement observability for data workloads (metrics, logs, traces) and basic performance tuning
Participate in resilience testing (failover, autoscaling, backup/restore drills)
Support source code repository hygiene (branching models, code owners, MR checks, framework templates)
Build/extend CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) for containerized apps
Author Ansible roles/playbooks for app/config deployment and day‑2 ops tasks
Operate and improve Kubernetes clusters (workload deployment, RBAC, secrets, autoscaling, basic troubleshooting)
Document runbooks and contribute to internal knowledge base
Flexibility to rotate as needed to support needs of the functional area
Gain familiarity with multiple departments regarding support requirements
Document processes and test work in a clear and concise manner
Assist in testing the design and operating effectiveness as required by the functional area
Participate in and complete directed projects
Proactively work to assist others in achieving the organization's objectives
Qualification
Required
Practical experience in functional area preferred
Must possess desire to learn and grow in knowledge of the transportation industry and company
Must be flexible and able to quickly grasp and apply new information and/or concepts
Must possess excellent and professional communication skills
Must possess basic understanding of business terminology
Must possess strong organizational skills
Must be able to work effectively in a team environment
Currently pursuing a BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
Familiarity with one programming language (e.g., Python/Go/Java/TypeScript) and Linux fundamentals
Basic understanding of Git, containers (Docker), and cloud concepts
Strong curiosity and ownership mindset
Preferred
Coursework or projects with Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, or cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Experience building CI/CD pipelines and working with YAML‑based configurations
Exposure to data systems (Kafka, Hadoop) or observability tooling (Prometheus/Grafana/ELK)
Benefits
Volunteer opportunities to support our local communities
Training, Development & Growth Opportunities
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Company
Swift Transportation
Swift Transportation is the largest full-truckload motor carrier in North America.
Founded in 1966
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Swift Transportation has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (4)
2022 (1)
2020 (3)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2017-04-12Acquired
2010-12-16IPO
Leadership Team
Jim Fitzsimmons
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Quast
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
2025-01-11
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