Architecting The Future in SSLabs
The primary systems engineering facility of SKILL.SCH. We design, architect, and maintain the production-grade cloud ecosystems powering the global digital economy.
Enterprise Standard
Our architectures support production-scale operations for global financial institutions and mission-critical cloud providers.
Systems
Engineering
Clean architecture. Rigorous automation. Global delivery.
Infrastructure Engineering
Immutable deployments across multi-region clusters.
System Architecture
Enterprise design patterns for global scale.
DevOps & SRE
Zero-downtime CI/CD orchestration.
Security & Compliance
Threat-aware posture and identity logic.
Automated Pipeline
We believe in learning through execution. At the end of their cohort, every SKILL.SCH student joins an active internship track, working on production-level directives within the SSLabs ecosystem.
SRE Intern
Availability & Scale
Respond to incidents, read dashboards and restore failing services.
Platform Intern
Cloud Foundation
Build CI/CD pipelines and provision cloud infrastructure as code.
Security Intern
Defense Logic
Harden servers, manage secrets and defend against real attack patterns.
Your Virtual Internship
Every student is enrolled automatically at the end of their cohort. No application, no extra fee: you put your course skills to work doing what an engineering intern does.
Finish your cohort
At the end of your cohort you are enrolled in the SSLabs virtual internship automatically.
Work real tickets
Handle incidents, pipelines and support tickets in the SRE, DevOps and Support internship arenas.
Ship real deployments
Deploy production software such as LiveKit and Jitsi on hardened Azure servers, step by step.
Certify and get paid work
Certified interns unlock a fast-tracked contractor profile on joinsslabs.com, paid under escrow.
Real Work, Real Servers
Each project is a deployment SSLabs actually runs, broken into guided missions you complete on your own Azure VM.
Self-Host LiveKit on Azure
Deploy LiveKit — the open-source WebRTC infrastructure used in production by companies like Slack and GitHub — on a hardened Azure VM. You will configure SSL, systemd services, TURN/STUN, API keys, and expose a production-grade signalling server. This is the actual infrastructure powering SSLive.
Start projectSelf-Host Jitsi Meet on Azure
Deploy Jitsi Meet — the world's most widely used open-source video conferencing platform — on a hardened Azure VM. You will install Prosody XMPP, Jicofo, JVB (Jitsi Videobridge), configure TLS with Let's Encrypt, tune NAT traversal, secure the instance, and host a live video call. Used in production by governments, hospitals, and schools worldwide.
Start projectSelf-Host OpenClaw on Azure
Deploy OpenClaw — the open-source reimplementation of the classic 1997 platformer Captain Claw — on a fully self-hosted Azure VM with remote desktop access. You will provision a VM, install all C++ build dependencies, compile OpenClaw from source, set up XFCE4 + XRDP for remote desktop, configure game assets, wire up systemd for auto-start, and verify a live remote gaming session. This is real infrastructure engineering for real workloads.
Start projectFrom Practice Arena to
Paid Contracts
SKILL.SCH gives you the practice simulation kernel to master Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AI workflows. Once certified, you unlock fast-tracked contractor profiles on SSLABS (joinsslabs.com) to work with global clients under escrow protection.
Practice & Build in CloudArcade
Complete progressive missions and gain verifiable XP across modern dev tracks.
Pass AI & Code Vetting
Prove code quality, deployment security, and problem-solving benchmarks.
Deliver Milestone Gigs on SSLABS
Execute paid client contracts with 100% escrow backing and zero payment uncertainty.
Questions, Answered
Do I have to apply for the internship?
No. Every SKILL.SCH student is enrolled in the SSLabs virtual internship automatically at the end of their cohort.
Is it a real internship?
It is a virtual internship built on real work: you deploy and operate the same open-source systems SSLabs runs, on your own cloud server, and your progress is verified mission by mission.
What do I need to start?
A SKILL.SCH account and a browser. The projects guide you through creating the Azure resources you need.
How do I get paid work?
Once certified, you unlock a fast-tracked contractor profile on SSLabs (joinsslabs.com) and can take on client projects there, paid under escrow protection.
Connect with SSLABS
Partner with our engineering team to architect, deploy, and scale your next mission-critical platform.