Senior Cloud Systems EngineerAre you passionate about shaping the future of humanity's presence in space? Lunar Outpost, an industry leader in space robotics and planetary vehicles, invites you to join our team! Lunar Outpost is dedicated to creating a permanent presence in space, while also driving positive impacts here on Earth.
Currently, we are seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Engineer to contribute to our mission in a dynamic startup environment. The main responsibilities of this role include managing Stargate deployments in production, ensuring high availability and uptime, executing reliable releases, and driving operational excellence through comprehensive monitoring, metrics, and infrastructure management. Stargate is a next-generation Command and Control (C2) platform—the ground software that enables and empowers all Lunar Outpost missions, including the Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) program.
As mission-agnostic software used by all operators in mission control, Stargate's reliability and uptime are critical to mission success.Take the Next Leap with Lunar Outpost and work on the Pegasus LTV, which will carry NASA astronauts farther than they've ever been before on the lunar surface!Key Responsibilities:Own and manage Stargate production releases and deployment pipelines using GitOps practicesDrive operational excellence initiatives including metrics collection, log aggregation, uptime monitoring, KPI tracking, and SIM IntegrationMaintain and achieve 99.99% (four nines) to 99.999% (five nines) uptime SLAsDesign, develop, and maintain Helm charts for Stargate and related infrastructure componentsImplement and manage progressive deployment strategies including canary deployments and blue-green deploymentsOversee critical Kubernetes infrastructure including volume management, DNS configuration, load balancer provisioning, and secret monitoring/managementManage and optimize Kubernetes deployments and related AWS servicesImplement and maintain observability stack using OpenTelemetry for comprehensive monitoring and alertingCollaborate with engineering teams to establish and enforce operational best practices and reliability standardsRequired Qualifications:5+ years of production DevOps/SRE experience with demonstrable track record of maintaining high-availability systemsKubernetes administration experience with elevated cluster access in production environmentsStrong proficiency writing and maintaining Helm charts for complex, multi-component applicationsHands-on experience implementing canary deployments, blue-green deployments, and other progressive delivery patternsDeep knowledge of Kubernetes infrastructure management: persistent volumes, DNS/networking, load balancers, and secrets managementProduction experience with GitOps workflows and Flux CDProven track record maintaining 99.99%+ uptime in production environmentsExcellent judgment and decision-making skills when working with production systemsPreferred Qualifications:Experience with AWS cloud services, particularly EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), Secrets Manager, VPC networking, IAM, and AWS Load BalancersExperience with Karpenter for Kubernetes node autoscaling and cluster optimizationExperience with OpenTelemetry instrumentation and observability platformsKubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, or CKS)Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CDK)Experience implementing SRE practices including SLIs, SLOs, and error budgetsCompensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employerPaid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacationRetirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributionsPaid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidaysParental leaveEducational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career developmentLunar Outpost Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Lunar Outpost Inc.
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