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Site Reliability Engineer Intern 2026

IBM

Software Engineering

Delft, Netherlands · Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

Posted on Oct 18, 2025

Introduction

A college intern Z (mainframe) systems programmer job focuses on providing entry-level support for IBM z/OS and related software. As an intern, you will work under the close supervision of experienced programmers to gain hands-on experience in a mainframe environment.

Your role and responsibilities

Typical responsibilities

System maintenance: Assist with applying maintenance (patches), performing upgrades, and executing system installation tasks using tools like SMP/E.
Operations and monitoring: Monitor system performance and availability, participate in system health checks, and learn to troubleshoot basic issues.
Automation and scripting: Learn to automate routine system administration tasks by assisting with scripting in languages such as REXX, JCL, Ansible or Python.
Documentation: Contribute to the team's documentation by creating or updating notes on configurations, processes, and troubleshooting steps.
Disaster recovery: Participate in disaster recovery exercises to learn the procedures and processes involved in ensuring business continuity.
Collaboration: Work with application development teams, internal customers, and experienced programmers to facilitate projects and resolve issues.

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Essential qualifications and skills

Education: Enrollment in a bachelor's or associate's degree program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Mainframe knowledge: A fundamental understanding of mainframe concepts is often preferred, though formal training and mentorship will be a key part of the internship.
Technical skills: Familiarity with or eagerness to learn key z/OS technologies and tools, such as:
- JCL (Job Control Language)
- ISPF (Interactive System Productivity Facility)
- REXX or other scripting languages
- Basic system utilities

Preferred technical and professional experience

Analytical skills: Strong problem-solving abilities to assist in diagnosing and resolving technical issues.
Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills to interact with team members and document work effectively.
Personal attributes: A strong desire to learn, self-motivation, and the ability to work collaboratively within a team are critical.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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