AWS DevOps Engineer: Data Lakes, EKS & CI/CD

AST SpaceMobile; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace technology company in Maryland is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design and operate scalable data lake platforms within AWS. This role requires over 5 years of experience in DevOps, strong expertise with AWS data services, and a focus on automation and operational excellence. Candidates should have hands-on knowledge of containerized applications and Infrastructure-as-Code. Join a mission to improve global connectivity and be a part of innovative projects that will reshape the future of communication.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles focused on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with AWS data services.
• Experience running containerized applications ideally on Amazon EKS.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate AWS infrastructure supporting data lakes.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Build and manage AWS-based data lakes using AWS services.

Skills

AWS data services

Containerized applications

Infrastructure-as-Code

Linux systems

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field

Tools

AWS (S3, Glue, Athena, EMR, Redshift, etc.)

Terraform

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)

Monitoring tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)

Job description

A leading aerospace technology company in Maryland is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design and operate scalable data lake platforms within AWS. This role requires over 5 years of experience in DevOps, strong expertise with AWS data services, and a focus on automation and operational excellence. Candidates should have hands-on knowledge of containerized applications and Infrastructure-as-Code. Join a mission to improve global connectivity and be a part of innovative projects that will reshape the future of communication.