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Introduction

IBM Infrastructure is a catalyst that helps make the world work better because our clients demand it. Heterogeneous environments, the explosion of data, digital automation, and cybersecurity threats require hybrid cloud infrastructure that IBM can provide.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work with industry-leading technologies while learning from experienced professionals in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. You'll gain exposure to IBM's Storage portfolio, partner ecosystem, and solution development processes, building skills that can help launch your future career in technology.

The IBM Storage Solutions Team works with strategic ISV and OEM partners to expand the value and marketability of IBM Storage technologies through collaborative solution development and go-to-market initiatives.

The team works closely with:

• IBM Storage product managers, engineers, researchers, marketers, and technical specialists.
• Strategic technology partners and ecosystem organizations worldwide.
• Client-facing teams responsible for delivering innovative infrastructure solutions.

Our goal is to create impactful solutions that address real customer challenges while advancing IBM's storage and hybrid cloud strategy.

Your role and responsibilities

The Storage Client Solutions Engineering Intern role is designed for students pursuing a technical degree who are interested in developing expertise in enterprise storage, hybrid cloud infrastructure, AI-enabled data platforms, and modern IT architectures. This internship provides hands-on experience working alongside experienced engineers, product leaders, and technology partners to support solution development, testing, and customer-focused innovation.

This is an opportunity to gain practical experience with how IBM Storage solutions help organizations manage data for AI workloads, mission-critical applications, hybrid cloud environments, and emerging technologies. Throughout the internship, you will build technical skills, contribute to real-world projects, and develop an understanding of solution engineering and partner ecosystems within IBM Infrastructure.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist senior engineers with research, technical discovery activities, and customer requirements gathering.
• Support the development of technical demonstrations, presentations, and solution-related materials.
• Participate in lab activities, PoC deployments, solution testing, and validation exercises.
• Help document solution architectures, configuration guides, best practices, and technical findings.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of internal knowledge assets and reusable solution content.
• Support partner enablement activities, technical workshops, and demonstration environments.
• Assist with analyzing solution adoption, customer feedback, and technical engagement metrics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across engineering, product management, and technical sales organizations.
• Learn about industry trends related to storage, hybrid cloud, AI infrastructure, and data management.

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Basic Knowledge or Coursework In

• Enterprise storage concepts and data management fundamentals.
• Storage technologies, including block, file, and object storage.
• Virtualization technologies such as VMware, Hyper-V, or KVM.
• Containers and orchestration concepts, including Kubernetes, OpenShift, or Docker.
• Cloud computing fundamentals (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud).
• AI technologies and platforms from NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel.
• Linux operating systems and command-line fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts and distributed systems.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Passion for learning new technologies and building technical expertise.
• Curiosity and eagerness to explore complex technical challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, with a willingness to take initiative.
• Positive attitude and openness to feedback and mentorship.
• Interest in storage, hybrid cloud, AI infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

Required Education

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Must be enrolled in an accredited university program and returning to school following the internship.
• Strong academic foundation in infrastructure, cloud computing, data systems, or software engineering.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Hands-on experience through coursework, personal projects, labs, hackathons, or student organizations.
• Previous technical internship, co-op, academic research, open-source contribution, or hands-on technical project experience.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, or Go.
• Exposure to AI/ML, data analytics platforms, or modern data pipelines.
• Experience using cloud services in academic or personal projects.
• Demonstrated leadership through academic, extracurricular, or community activities.
• Experience collaborating on technical projects as part of a team.

Preferred Education

• Junior, Senior, or Master's degree student preferred.
• Relevant coursework in distributed systems, cloud computing, storage systems, networking, cybersecurity, or AI/ML.
• Relevant certifications or training in AI, cloud, Kubernetes, Linux, or infrastructure technologies are a plus.

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.

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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.

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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 15 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.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Storage Client Solutions Engineering Intern 2027

Date posted

28-Aug-2026

Job ID

130129

City / Township / Village

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, DURHAM

State / Province

North Carolina

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Software Engineering

Employment type

Co-Op (Fixed Term)

Contract type

Internship

Projected Minimum Salary per year

75,600.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

138,600.00

Position type

Internship

Travel required

No Travel

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No