Sr. Ground Software DevOps Engineer

Be more than just an employee number! Join Terran Orbital, a leader in innovation, manufacturing, and operations in the satellite industry. We are a pioneer in the miniaturization of space technologies and the delivery of responsive space solutions. We are a unique, fast-growing, and trusted team focused on quickly and economically designing, building, launching, and operating state-of-the-art satellites for advanced mission constellations.

Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr Ground Software DevOps Engineer to join our growing team. Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, the Sr Software DevOps will be responsible for the CI/CD pipeline of applications to help manage our ground segment, store and visualize spacecraft telemetry, and automate our mission control center. As a DevOps Engineer, you will bring technical expertise and a passion for successfully adopting container platforms and DevOps tools in development environments. The candidate will be a problem solver who enjoys coding and understands the impact containerization can bring to a DevOps workflow. This role understands the CI/CD pain points. It is excited about digging deep to implement an end-to-end containerized solution and working on a team, using systems administration, networking, and development experience to integrate the container technology stack into an overall DevOps solution delivering high reliability and consistency. The candidate should be able to design and code application software and services as needed.

  Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Automate CI/CD workflows allowing developers to focus on software design and development tasks
• Implement containerized workflows using technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Bitbucket, and other open-source solutions throughout CI/CD lifecycle
• Collaborating with the IT Director of Projects and Compliance and closely interfacing with the Cybersecurity Team to establish and maintain a robust DevSecOps framework
• Understand software architecture to consult on accepted microservice application stacks and tailor to the development needs
• Develop and implement secure architectures adhering to NIST and DoD Standards
• Ensure the secure and efficient development, deployment, and maintenance of applications in a GCC and GCC High environment
• Implement DevSecOps best practices to integrate security into every phase of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), while adhering to NIST protocols and compliance.
• Diagnose development and production environmental issues and introduce/implement technologies to solve them
• Implement DevOps methodologies based on team goals, workflows, resources, and skill sets with the value-added proposition
• Identify and deploy cybersecurity measures by continuously performing vulnerability assessment and risk management
• Help implement automated continuous KPI-based performance/health monitoring and alerting and take proactive steps to avoid downtime and performance degradation
• Incident management, root cause analysis, and steps to avoid similar incidents
• Select and deploy appropriate CI/CD tools with the ability to articulate the need and plan
• Strive for continuous improvements and help build continuous incremental development, continuous integration, and deployment pipeline

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science and 3+ years of DevOps and Applications development professional experience
• Container (Docker, Kubernetes) creation, configuration, repair, and administration
• Knowledge of NIST and DoD Cyber Security Standards
• The architecture of on/off-premises Kubernetes control plane, monitoring, artifact storage, and alerting system
• Role Based on Access Control (RBAC) and network security policies
• Developer training and documentation
• Virtual and bare metal server setup, troubleshooting, and administration
• Lead migration to a cloud provider (AWS, Azure)
• Several of the following automation tools: Bamboo or Jenkins, Terraform, Flux CD, Saltstack
• Any of the following networking tools: Istio, Calico, Linux networking
• Kubernetes on-premises deployment, configuration, and administration
• Administration of Ubuntu, RHEL, and Debian distributions
• Languages/DB: Bash, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, MongoDB
• Linux administration skills, including software packaging, distribution, and configuration
• Experience with cloud computing AWS, Azure, on-prem data centers, a range of Git-based solutions (GitHub, GitLab), health monitoring, security, fault-tolerant, DB models
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (IP, TCP, UDP, load balancing), including Linux network configuration with major distributions, Debian, RHEL
• Experience with IaaS, PaaS, and cloud technologies
• Experience with distributed application concepts and DevOps tools
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Demonstrable troubleshooting and debugging ability

Additional Differentiators

• MS Computer Science and 5+ years of DevOps and Applications development professional experience
• Experience in all aspects of the CI/CD pipeline, including deployments, monitoring, and feedback gathering
• Recommended Certifications: CKA, DevSecOps certification
• Recommended languages: Python, Bash, Go, C++

Benefits

• 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(K) Match
• Unlimited PTO

Salary Range $120,000.00 - 160,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, unlimited flex time off, covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!

About Terran Orbital 

Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers. Learn more at www.terranorbital.com.

Physical Demands 

An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking. This would require lifting or moving objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving objects up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment 

The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.

Disclaimers 

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance. Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at hr@terranorbital.com

Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.

And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.