Cloud Operations Engineer

GeoControl Systems; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work options

Flexible schedule

Education reimbursement

401K / Roth options

Health benefits

Job summary

GeoControl Systems is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to join a mission-focused team delivering cloud-native platform services across multiple clouds. The role emphasizes strong Kubernetes experience, IaC with Terraform/OpenTofu, and CI/CD pipeline expertise in a Linux environment.

Responsibilities include promoting best practices, deploying COTS and cloud-native apps, and collaborating with NASA security/compliance teams while supporting Orion, Lunar Gateway and Artemis missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area
• 10+ years of experience in cloud/platform engineering
• Strong production Kubernetes experience
• Proficient with GitLab and CI/CD pipelines
• IaC experience with Terraform or OpenTofu
• Extensive Linux experience
• Go and Python proficiency; SQL, R beneficial
• Exposure to machine learning lifecycle management is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud-native platform services across major cloud environments
• Promote best practices for cloud-native development within the org
• Administer NASA cloud networks and deployment requests
• Write quality code and conduct code reviews
• Work with managed Kubernetes offerings across providers
• Integrate cloud AI/data services with Kubernetes apps
• Collaborate with NASA security/compliance teams
• Support NASA missions like Orion and Artemis
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Go

Python

SQL

R

CI/CD

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

GitLab

Terraform

OpenTofu

Grafana

Superset

Job description

Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Operations Engineer to join our team GeoControl Systems, a teammate company.

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, You Will

• Developing new cloud-native platform services spanning all three major cloud environments
• Developing best practices for cloud-native application development and promoting them within the organization
• Administering NASA cloud networks and managing requests for deployment of COTS and Cloud Native applications into cloud environments
• Writing quality code, providing quality and engaged code reviews for peers
• Working with Managed Kubernetes offering across all three major cloud providers
• Integrating cloud managed AI and data services with other bespoke and open-source Kubernetes applications
• Developing best practices for cloud-native application development and promoting them within the organization
• Identifying opportunities to abstract Prospective Project requirements and develop Enterprise-grade, multi-tenant Platform Services
• Collaborate with NASA security and compliance teams to ensure teams are adhering to industry best practices and regulatory requirements
• Working directly with NASA human spaceflight missions like Orion, Lunar Gateway, Artemis
• Perform other duties as required

Requirements

This position has been posted at multiple levels. Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.

Requisition Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area and normally possess 10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes in production
• Ability to manage and use GitLab (preferably very proficient)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools
• Observability Monitoring tools such as Grafana and SuperSet
• Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code utilizing Terraform for infrastructure automation and/or open source alternatives (OpenTofu)
• Extensive Linux experience (familiarity with Windows also preferred, but not required)
• Expert in at least one programming language (Go and Python is preferred)
• Experience with Python, SQL (and R is preferable)
• Working understanding of Machine Learning Model Lifecycle management (is preferred)

Requisition Preferences

• Solution-oriented mindset, accepts feedback with enthusiasm
• Effectively communicates with team members: clear status updates to direct report, regularly establishes unanimous decisions with peers
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with strong organizational skills
• Experience architecting and building cloud-native applications
• Demonstrable success and confidence in owning the full project lifecycle
• Good instincts for identifying opportunities for abstraction
• Balances individual project development tasks at hand with overall platform and company goals

Benefits

GCS health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules and opportunities to work remotely, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K, Roth), health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental and pregnancy leave.