# IT Administrator Internship at CryptoMize Apply now for the IT Administrator Internship in Delhi at CryptoMize — a 6-month certified program on a rolling intake, inside the infrastructure function that runs the systems behind engagements spanning 18 countries. IT administrator trainees here work on real infrastructure under supervision: Linux and Windows server environments, storage and backup regimes, endpoint fleets, and the security baseline an intelligence-adjacent organization demands. It is hands-on systems work with genuine stakes — availability, integrity, and the paranoia-grade security posture the business runs on. The full internship description follows: skills, eligibility for freshers, and the selection process. ## Facts - Location: New Delhi (HQ), CDR Building, Chhatarpur - Type: 6-month internship, certification provided - Availability: immediate, rolling intake (always hiring) - Compensation: discussed at screening ## What you will actually do - Administer real server environments under supervision — Linux and Windows Server systems, their patches, services, and health monitoring - Run the storage and backup regime: backup verification (a backup is not a backup until restored), retention compliance, and recovery drills - Manage the endpoint fleet — provisioning, configuration standards, patch currency, and the disk-encryption baseline every device must meet - Support the identity stack: accounts, access reviews, and the least-privilege discipline that governs who touches what - Operate monitoring and alerting — catching degraded services before users catch them - Document the infrastructure you touch: network diagrams, runbooks, and the change log that makes systems auditable - Rotate through the security stack every administrator here must understand — disk-encryption enforcement, access reviews, and patch-urgency classification — because at an organization like this one, the administrator who treats security as someone else’s department does not last ## Skills - Linux administration fundamentals — filesystems, services, permissions, package management - Windows Server fundamentals — AD concepts, roles, and maintenance - Networking basics — TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, and firewall rule logic - Backup and recovery discipline — verification, retention, restore practice - Endpoint management — provisioning, patching, encryption baselines - Security hygiene — least privilege, access review, patch urgency judgment - Monitoring and alerting operation - Scripting fundamentals for automation (Bash/PowerShell) - Documentation craft — diagrams, runbooks, change logs - Troubleshooting method — isolate, test, fix, verify, document - Discretion with infrastructure access (NDA-grade) - Calm during incidents — systems fail; administrators respond in order ## Tools - Linux (Debian/Ubuntu server administration) - Windows Server + Active Directory - Virtualization (Proxmox-class hypervisors) - Monitoring stacks (Zabbix/Grafana-class) - Bash + PowerShell scripting ## Questions and answers ### What does an IT Administrator intern do at CryptoMize? An IT administrator intern administers real server environments, runs backup and recovery regimes, manages the endpoint fleet, supports the identity stack, and operates monitoring — supervised systems work with security-grade standards. ### What is the eligibility for the IT Administrator Internship? Final-year students or recent graduates with hands-on Linux or Windows fundamentals — home labs, coursework labs, or self-built evidence all count. No diploma is mandatory; demonstrated systems ability is. ### Is the IT Administrator Internship paid? Compensation is discussed at screening and depends on demonstrated skill, engagement classification, urgency, and track record. We deliberately do not publish figures. ### How long is the internship, and is a certificate provided? Six months at our New Delhi HQ with a certificate on completion — and real infrastructure experience across server, network, and security work. ### Is this the same as the System Administrator role? The disciplines overlap heavily — systems, storage, networks, endpoints. Here the titles run together: IT administrator is the broader function; system administrator is its server-centric core. ### What is the selection process? A short application, a practical systems exercise on a lab environment, and an interview with the infrastructure lead. Rolling cycle, typically two weeks. ### Will I work on production systems as an IT Administrator intern? Yes, supervised — the internship is designed around real infrastructure, not sandbox theater. Month one operates on test systems and monitored read-access; by months three and four you run scoped production duties under mentor review, with the change log discipline the function requires. ### Which certifications matter for this path at CryptoMize? None are required — we evaluate demonstrated systems ability, and a home lab with real services beats a certificate wall. That said, Linux (RHCSA/LFCS-class) and security (Security+-class) knowledge maps directly onto the function’s daily work and will make the selection exercise easier. Apply: https://cryptomize.com/careers/internship/apply/