Technical Internship - System Administration (Windows OR Linux)

Company Description
Ridgeline was founded in 2015 by a group of people with more than half a century of combined experience contributing to U.S. National Security. We understand our clients’ unique missions and we deliver innovative solutions to their most difficult challenges, filling critical technical gaps across the U.S. Government and business worlds. At Ridgeline, our capabilities extend from the classroom, where we provide the tools and training needed to work and communicate securely, to our engineered systems of specialized hardware and software that address critical security issues, and into Research and Development, where we dream, design, and build solutions to the threats of tomorrow. We iterate and deliver quickly – in the course of weeks or months, not years – and we’ve trained more than 1,000 people, deployed to over 50 countries, and managed systems with more than 2,000 end users.

Job Description
Ridgeline is a leader in providing unique software and hardware that address various concerns, from secure communications and signature reduction to increased situational awareness and data protection. Ridgeline will hire one intern this Summer to work across one or more of the below technology areas.
Systems: We engineer our infrastructure and build and maintain servers, networks, and storage in virtual and physical environments. Our engineers take customer requirements and turn them into unique, high-performing systems that are efficient and cost-effective.
IT Service Delivery: Our corporate IT team is tasked with equipping Ridgeline with cutting-edge communications and productivity tools that keep us at the leading edge of innovation. We engineer custom solutions that work the way Ridgeline does business.
We are looking for interns who have a passion and interest in working with technology. Preferably we are looking for people who love working with Linux environments who enjoy learning and understanding how technology works. It would be a plus if you tinker with new tech and have a home lab!
Duration & Commitment
We expect this internship to begin at the beginning of June and last through August of 2021. The training will require ~40 hours per week. (Dates are flexible)
Work Flexibility
Ridgeline’s office is located in McLean, VA. This internship will be a mixture of in-the-office work and remote work.
Hours
Hours are flexible and will be determined based on the candidate’s schedule and Ridgeline’s business needs

Qualifications*
Must Haves: *

• Have an interest and some basic skills in one of the technical fields in the area listed above.
• Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in a STEM-related field (this program is open to incoming first-year students to outgoing graduate students).
• Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required.

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

In accordance with the requirements set forth in Executive Order 14042 and the related guidance issued by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, Ridgeline employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or receive written approval from Ridgeline for a reasonable accommodation due to: 1) a disability or medical condition, or 2) a sincerely-held religious belief.
Ridgeline International is committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Job Type: Part-time