What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Analyst Intern (Summer 2026) position at Skechers?
About The Role
This Cloud Platform Analyst Summer Intern position provides hands-on exposure to the design, analysis, and support of Skechers’ cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role is ideal for a motivated student or early-career technologist eager to learn modern cloud practices, automation, and infrastructure management.
As a Cloud Platform Analyst Intern, you will collaborate with cloud engineers and platform teams on real-world projects, gaining practical experience while contributing to initiatives that enhance scalability, security, and operational efficiency across the organization.
What You'll Do
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
This Cloud Platform Analyst Summer Intern position provides hands-on exposure to the design, analysis, and support of Skechers’ cloud infrastructure and platform services. This role is ideal for a motivated student or early-career technologist eager to learn modern cloud practices, automation, and infrastructure management.
As a Cloud Platform Analyst Intern, you will collaborate with cloud engineers and platform teams on real-world projects, gaining practical experience while contributing to initiatives that enhance scalability, security, and operational efficiency across the organization.
What You'll Do
- Assist in developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and AWS CloudFormation.
- Support the configuration and monitoring of AWS resources, ensuring alignment with best practices for performance and cost optimization.
- Analyze AWS S3 bucket configurations and assist in validating security policies, permissions, and access controls.
- Help evaluate and improve IAM policies by supporting the transition from user-based access to role-based access (e.g., STS).
- Contribute to cloud resource inventory and reporting by leveraging AWS services such as AWS Resource Groups and AWS CloudTrail.
- Assist in building dashboards or reports to provide visibility into cloud usage, security posture, and operational metrics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to document cloud architecture, processes, and standards.
- Participate in troubleshooting and resolving basic cloud infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
- Familiarity with AWS core services (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC) through coursework, labs, or personal projects.
- Foundational knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP).
- Exposure to scripting or programming (Python, JavaScript, or similar).
- Understanding of basic security principles and identity/access management concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to learn quickly and work both independently and collaboratively.
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
- Basic knowledge of containerization (Docker) or orchestration tools (ECS, Kubernetes) is a plus.
- Experience with Linux or Windows environments.
- Awareness of CI/CD concepts and DevOps practices.
- Interest in cloud security, automation, and platform engineering.
- Ability to document technical processes and communicate clearly with team members.
About Skechers
Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.
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