About Us:

At apexanalytix, we’re lifelong innovators! Since the date of our founding nearly four decades ago we’ve been consistently growing, profitable, and delivering the best procure-to-pay solutions to the world.   We’re the perfect balance of established company and start-up.  You will find a unique home here. 

And you’ll recognize the names of our clients. Most of them are on The Global 2000. They trust us to give them the latest in controls, audit and analytics software every day.  Industry analysts consistently rank us as a top supplier management solution, and you’ll be helping build that reputation.

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Reports to: Manager, Databases

Shift(s): 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM EST

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

Employment Type: Internship (Full-Time)

Job Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and curious university student or recent graduate to join our team as a Cloud Engineer Intern. This internship offers hands-on exposure to real-world production environments, with a focus on Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL), PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure. You will work alongside experienced engineers and DBAs, gaining practical skills in database administration, cloud operations, container orchestration, and cutting-edge AI tooling.

This is an ideal opportunity for students pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field who want to kickstart their career at the intersection of databases, cloud, and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

Database Support & Learning

• Shadow and assist senior engineers in the installation, configuration, and day-to-day maintenance of MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases.
• Develop an understanding of database structures, schemas, and application data needs.
• Observe and participate in the deployment of database objects such as tables, views, and stored procedures.
• Assist in running and verifying scheduled backups across MSSQL and PostgreSQL environments.
• Get exposure to query analysis and basic indexing strategies in both MSSQL (T-SQL) and PostgreSQL (PL/pgSQL).
• Assist in identifying slow-running queries and documenting findings.

Kubernetes & Cloud Infrastructure

• Get hands-on exposure to Kubernetes clusters and understand how databases and services are deployed and managed in containerized environments.
• Assist in monitoring pod health, resource usage, and logs within Kubernetes namespaces.
• Learn how database workloads are orchestrated and scaled using Kubernetes concepts such as StatefulSets, PersistentVolumes, and ConfigMaps.
• Support the team in basic kubectl operations and configuration management tasks.

AI Tools & Real-World Applications

• Gain exposure to AI-powered tools actively used in the team's day-to-day workflows, including AI-assisted query optimization, anomaly detection, and automated incident triage.
• Opportunity to work with AI/ML integrations for database performance insights and cloud resource recommendations.
• Explore and experiment with AI coding assistants and productivity tools used by the engineering team in real-time development cycles.
• Collaborate on evaluating or prototyping AI-driven solutions for database observability and operations automation.

Security & Access Control

• Learn user access management, roles, and permissions under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Support periodic security reviews and access audits.
• Team Collaboration
• Collaborate with developers, sysadmins, and support teams on ongoing projects.
• Participate in team meetings, stand-ups, and planning sessions.

Education:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, or a related field.

Experience:

• Any academic project, coursework, or personal exposure to relational databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) or cloud/container technologies is a plus.