Astrolab · 8 hours ago
Sr. DevOps Engineer
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$148K/yr - $209K/yr
7+ years expAstrolab is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies by designing, building, and operating multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of reliable DevOps infrastructure for mission-critical systems, focusing on CI/CD architecture and cloud infrastructure management.
AerospaceManufacturingSpace Travel
Responsibilities
Owning the architecture, deployment, and long-term operation of CI/CD systems across multiple mission-critical software environments
Designing, implementing, and scaling automated testing and deployment pipelines for complex, high-reliability systems
Leading the design and management of virtualized and containerized environments used for software development, integration, and verification
Partnering closely with software, systems, and test engineers to define and implement robust build, test, and deployment workflows, including unit testing, documentation pipelines, software in the loop, and hardware in the loop environments
Developing and maintaining internal DevOps tools that improve engineering velocity, reliability, and developer experience
Establishing metrics, monitoring, and reporting for CI/CD performance, test coverage, infrastructure health, and pipeline reliability
Evaluating and adopting modern cloud, networking, and virtualization technologies to continuously improve scalability, security, and system resilience
Qualification
Required
At least 7 years implementing and managing dev ops for significant software development systems and mission-critical systems (or similar systems requiring high reliability, redundancy, and constant up-time)
Experience with implementing and monitoring dev ops resources in Azure cloud, preferably with some experience with Microsoft 365 Government Community Cloud High (“GCC High”)
Experience with modern infrastructure as code (IaC) methodologies, implementations, tools, and practices
Specific experience with Terraform/OpenTOFU, Ansible, git, Jenkins, and related tools
Experience with configuration management, design, and deployment of virtualized environments, including virtual networks, virtual machines, containers, monitoring systems, secrets management, and container management tools
Specific experience with Azure VMs, Docker compose, Grafana/Prometheus, and Kubernetes strongly desired
Demonstrated skills concerning security in virtual environments. Should be conversant with concepts like “zero trust” and “least-privilege access.”
Experience with setting up and maintaining monitoring and notification systems for virtual resources and dev ops pipelines
Experiencing managing a small dev ops team with proven ability to work closely with stakeholders/users to achieve objectives on aggressive deadlines with limited resources
Preferred
Experience with Ubuntu Linux server management
Willingness to serve as part of the on-call rotations of critical infrastructure while missions are in progress
Familiarity with code development tools (revision control, compilers, linkers, unit test frameworks)
Familiarity with the NIST 800-171 standard and implementing NIST-compliant controls
Benefits
Equity ownership in the company
Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support
401(k) plan with company match
Flexible PTO and parental leave
Home office set-up reimbursement
Fully flexible and remote-friendly work environment
Weekly lunch stipend, plus complimentary snacks and beverages on-site
Twice a month, social hour on-site with food and drinks
Company
Astrolab
Astrolab manufactures and designs rovers that will transform the way we live and work in space.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jaret Matthews
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Aviva Buller
Director of Procurement & Supply Chain
Recent News
2025-07-13
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