Data Center Fundamentals
- Data center architecture: core, aggregation and access
- Rack and stack
- Power, cooling and infrastructure basics
- Server connectivity fundamentals
Data Center Networking Internship
Data center infrastructure and operations without the automation track: switching, routing, VMware virtualization, monitoring and the ticketing workflow that runs a floor.
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About this internship
The Data Center Networking Internship is a mentored hybrid placement with the Tungabadra Networks engineering team. Structured sessions alongside lab access throughout the programme. Work is reviewed by a named engineer, and a completion certificate is issued at the end.
Enterprise infrastructure, L1 to L3 operations
The Data Center Networking Internship builds the foundational and operational skills a data center role needs, for L1 through L3 positions in enterprise and service provider environments.
It covers the physical and logical layers together. Rack and stack, power and cooling and server connectivity sit alongside VLAN design, spanning tree, routing for the data center, and VMware ESXi virtualization, because a data center engineer is expected to reason across all of them.
Operations runs through the whole programme: SNMP and syslog monitoring, Zabbix, incident management, SLA handling and the ticketing systems the work is actually tracked in.
Eligibility
- Open to freshers and to engineers moving into data center work
- No professional data center experience required
- Graduates from any discipline, including non-computing degrees
Skills required
You should already be comfortable with the following before you start:
- No prior networking knowledge assumed
- Basic computer literacy
- Comfortable working methodically through hardware and software layers
Technologies you will use
- Cisco routers and switches
- Juniper Junos
- VMware ESXi
- Linux
- Zabbix, SNMP and syslog
- GLPI and ServiceNow
- AWS VPC
Courses included
- CCNA Advanced (routing and switching)
- CCNP Enterprise (data center foundation)
- JNCIA (Juniper, certification assistance)
- VMware ESXi and Virtualization
- Linux for Networking
- Monitoring Tools (Zabbix, SNMP, syslog)
- Ticketing Tools (GLPI and ServiceNow)
- AWS Cloud Basics for Networking
- Real-Time Project Version 2.0
Skills covered
Switching and Layer 2 Technologies
- VLAN design and segmentation
- Trunking and inter-VLAN routing
- STP, RSTP and MSTP
- EtherChannel with LACP and PAgP
- MAC address learning and switching behaviour
Routing in the Data Center
- Static and default routing
- OSPF fundamentals for the data center
- BGP basics for data center connectivity
- Route filtering
Virtualization and the Compute Layer
- VMware ESXi installation and management
- Creating and managing virtual machines
- vSwitch configuration
- Virtual networking concepts
Monitoring and Operations
- SNMP monitoring
- Syslog analysis
- Zabbix monitoring setup
- Alert handling and first-line troubleshooting
IT Operations and Ticketing
- Incident management workflow
- Ticket handling: P1, P2 and P3
- Understanding SLAs
- GLPI and ServiceNow
AWS Cloud, Basic Networking
- VPC fundamentals
- Public and private subnets
- Route tables
- Internet gateway basics
- Introduction to hybrid connectivity
Troubleshooting
- Layer 1 to Layer 3 troubleshooting
- Interface issues
- VLAN and routing issues
- Connectivity debugging with ping and traceroute
Projects
Real-Time Project Version 2.0
TAC-level work against production-style enterprise, data center and service provider environments, rather than a lab exercise with a known answer.
Enterprise data center build
Stand up a simulated data center with VLAN segmentation and routing deployed end to end.
VMware infrastructure lab
Build virtual infrastructure on ESXi, configure vSwitches and connect it to the physical topology.
Monitoring deployment
Set up Zabbix against the estate, with alerting thresholds that catch what matters and stay quiet otherwise.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the internship you will be able to:
- Reason across the physical, virtual and network layers of a data center
- Design VLAN segmentation and deploy routing for a data center fabric
- Install and manage VMware ESXi and its virtual networking
- Run monitoring and handle incidents against an SLA
- Debug Layer 1 to Layer 3 faults methodically
Roles this leads to
- Data Center Technician (L1)
- Data Center Support Engineer (L2)
- NOC Engineer
- Network Support Engineer
- Infrastructure Support Engineer
- Junior Network Engineer
Mentorship and certificate
Mentorship
Taught by engineers who run production data center estates, with a named trainer responsible for your labs and project reviews.
Certificate
A programme completion certificate is issued at the end, naming the courses covered.
Frequently asked questions
Does this programme include automation?
No. This is the operations track, deliberately without the automation layer. If you want Python, Ansible and CI/CD on top of the data center material, take the Data Center and Automation Internship instead.
Do I need virtualization experience?
No. VMware ESXi is taught from installation upward, including virtual machine creation and vSwitch configuration.
How long do I keep access?
Programme access runs for one year from enrollment.
How do I apply?
Apply through the contact form or by calling us. Selection is based on a short technical conversation, not a written test.
Apply for this internship
Tell us where your skills are today and why this track interests you. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Related internships
The advanced track: spine-leaf and VXLAN, AWS hybrid cloud, then Python, Ansible, REST APIs and CI/CD on top, with real automation projects.
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The enterprise route: routing and switching through CCNP level, wireless, firewall, hybrid cloud and the monitoring and ticketing work an operations role actually runs on.
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All three tracks together: enterprise networking, data center operations, and the automation and cloud layer on top, at a single bundled price.
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Need to build the prerequisites first?
If you do not yet meet the skill requirements, the matching course covers them, and course graduates get priority consideration for this track.