System Administrator Intern (12 Month Placement) in Cambridge

Every year HP welcomes students from all over the world to create with us. We have a platform for growth which will give you an opportunity to explore your obsession for technology deeper than you have imagined. If you are passionate about developing technology solutions and want to help HP Wolf Security build the world’s most secure PCs then we want to hear from you. We are looking for a System Administrator Intern for a 12‑month placement to help support and enhance the infrastructure that underpins our endpoint security products and engineering environments. Your contributions will directly impact our engineering teams and customers—our Interns don’t just watch our engineers at work.

Responsibilities for the System Administrator Intern

• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and PowerShell to improve system administration tasks
• Support the configuration, maintenance and optimisation of Windows‑based engineering infrastructure
• Assist with the deployment, monitoring and maintenance of development, test and build environments
• Contribute to infrastructure improvement projects, helping increase reliability, scalability and security
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure issues, working closely with Software Engineers and DevOps teams
• Help improve system monitoring, reporting and operational tooling
• Support identity, access management and endpoint administration activities across engineering environments
• Document infrastructure processes and contribute to operational best practices

Requirements for the System Administrator Intern

• 2nd Year, Final Year or Masters level student completing a degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Engineering or another STEM discipline
• Knowledge of Python and PowerShell scripting
• Understanding of Windows operating systems and system administration fundamentals
• Familiarity with networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and Active Directory)
• Experience using Git or other version control systems
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• An interest in infrastructure automation, systems engineering and cyber security
• An aspiring System Administrator looking for an internship with HP Wolf Security should have an interest in automating repetitive tasks and improving operational efficiency
• Experience working on technical projects outside of academia (personal projects, home labs, open‑source contributions or scripting projects)
• An enthusiasm for Windows administration, infrastructure and cloud technologies
• A desire to learn modern DevOps, automation and infrastructure management practices
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a world‑class engineering team

Location & working model

This role is based in HP’s Cambridge office under a hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum requirement to be onsite three days per week.

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