Innovation Advanced Degree Intern - Next-Gen Compute - NAELFY26 (Jun 2026)

Join Accenture’s Technology Innovation Summer Internship to design and prototype cutting-edge HPC solutions for AI and advanced computing.

Your Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the design, deployment, and configuration of HPC systems across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Working with GPU-accelerated compute clusters to set up networking, storage, and cluster orchestrations.
• Supporting the validation and benchmarking of HPC environments.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams on the deployment of HPC systems in real-world use cases.
• Contributing to the design and development of a technical advisory tool for HPC solutions.
• Collaborating with infrastructure engineers to ensure alignment with real-world system architectures.
• Supporting testing and usability improvement of the advisory tool.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Masters or PhD program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with graduation December 2026 or later.
• 1+ years of experience relevant to Accenture Innovation Technology research areas.
• Understanding of core HPC components: compute nodes, interconnects, parallel storage, workload schedulers.
• Experience with Linux administration and shell scripting.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying HPC infrastructure supporting large-scale AI services.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Knowledge of HPC hyperscalers' cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript, or similar programming languages.
• Experience with web development frameworks such as React, Flask, Django.
• Understanding of data structures like JSON and SQL.
• Experience with HPC infrastructure and systems, AI/ML software tools, libraries, and applications.
• Experience with API integration.
• Strong work ethic, solid technical aptitude, excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and teamwork experience.
• Must be physically located in the United States for the 12-week internship duration.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range varies by location, for example:
  • California: $63,800 to $205,800
  • Cleveland: $59,100 to $164,600
  • Colorado: $63,800 to $177,800
  • District of Columbia: $68,000 to $189,300
  • Illinois: $59,100 to $177,800
  • Maryland: $63,800 to $177,800
  • Massachusetts: $63,800 to $189,300
  • Minnesota: $63,800 to $177,800
  • New York/New Jersey: $59,100 to $205,800
  • Washington: $68,000 to $189,300
• Compensation varies based on office location, role, skill set, and experience.
• Information on benefits is provided by Accenture.

How to Apply

Complete an online application on the Accenture Careers website by January 30, 2026, to be considered for an interview. Participation requires physical presence in the United States for the internship duration.

This job may close before the stated closing date, you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible

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