Rocket Lab · 1 day ago
DevOps Engineer II/Senior DevOps Engineer I (TS/SCI)
Tucson, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
2+ years expRocket Lab is an end-to-end space company delivering responsive launch services and innovative spacecraft solutions. The DevOps Engineer II/Senior DevOps Engineer I will support AWS development environments and collaborate with project leads to automate software deployments and enhance existing applications for space missions.
AerospaceManufacturingSoftwareSpace Travel
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support AWS development, test, and production environments
Collaborate with project leads and team members
Align with Security and IT for policy assurance
Develop and support pipelines that include automation and configurations for containers, data management, and release/deployment solutions for programs
Automate software deployments into varied and complex environments using virtual machines, container technologies, Kubernetes, Cloud environments, and bare metal servers
Support engagements related to assessing, refactoring and identifying opportunities for existing applications to leverage modern application architectures (e.g. containers)
Participate in Agile sprints and associated activities
Support onsite work, as well as travel or offsite work, as needed
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent discipline with 2-5 years of experience
Hands-on experience in cloud-based devops environments
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent discipline with 5-8 years of experience
Hands-on experience in cloud-based devops environments
Active TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or other technical field
Experience with architecting solutions in AWS Cloud environments
Experience in key AWS services (such as EC2, ELB, RDS, Route53, CloudWatch, S3, etc.)
Experience in supporting DevOps tools and pipeline environments, such as Jira, SharePoint, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Artifactory
Experience working with Container technologies (such as Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
Proficiency in Linux system administration
Ability to design, enable, and deliver scalable and automated strategies through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Ansible and Terraform
Experience supporting cloud network resources such as VPC, URL proxies, private link, DNS, ACLs, Security groups, routing tables, etc
Background in scripting and/or coding, such as Java, Python, Terraform, and/or Bash
CompTIA Security+ certification (or in pursuit of)
Experience with on-premises to cloud migrations or IT transformations
Experience in database administration; one or more of MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL
Experience in AWS ElastiCache for Redis
Expertise in the Git version control system command line
Familiarity with Information Security frameworks/standards (i.e. CIS, NIST, RFC2196, etc.)
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional
Excellent oral, written, and verbal communication skills
Company
Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an aerospace company that provides launch services, spacecraft design, and manufacturing of satellite components.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.98BKey Investors
Canadian Space AgencyU.S. Department of CommerceTrinity Capital
2025-12-09Grant
2025-09-15Post Ipo Equity· $750M
2024-11-25Grant· $23.9M
Leadership Team
Adam Spice
Chief Financial Officer
Frank Klein
Chief Operations Officer
Recent News
2025-12-28
2025-12-26
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