Deployment Systems Engineer — Air-Gapped & On‑Site

XYZ Venture Capital; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% coverage of medical, dental, and视

Unlimited PTO and sick leave

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional Development Stipend

In‑office hardware lab with a $250项目津贴

Annual company retreat

Job summary

Nominal is seeking a Deployment Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and monitor a high-scale, mission-critical infrastructure for advanced hardware systems. You will deploy software to air-gapped environments, integrate with on-premises data centers, and extend deployments to cloud and hybrid setups, working with a top-tier engineering team.

You will tackle complex problems, own projects end-to-end, and travel regularly to end-user sites such as rocket test stands and automated manufacturing

Qualifications

• Experience deploying, monitoring, and running high-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with air-gapped environments and on-premises deployment.
• Willingness to travel frequently to end-user sites.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy & integrate Nominal’s software to first air-gapped on-premises environments.
• Deploy Nominal on customer-owned cloud accounts and hybrid infrastructures.
• Innovate at the edge with data infrastructure and IaC for repeatable deployments.
• Balance effort vs value and plan for short- and long-term growth.
• Troubleshoot and fix issues quickly to keep systems ahead of the curve.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Kubernetes

Minio

S3

Postgres

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

Mimir

Infrastructure as code

Job description

Deployment Systems Engineer

New York, NY • Los Angeles, CA • Austin, TX

Engineering, Product, Design

In office

Full-time

About Nominal

Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation defense programs. Our platform gives hardware engineering teams a single place to ingest data, analyze performance, automate test execution, and collaborate across every phase of development, so they can move faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We're a fast-moving team that owns problems end-to-end, works across disciplines, and thrives at the intersection of hardware and software.

We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers, from autonomy leaders like Anduril and Shield AI to next-generation aerospace teams like Hermeus and REGENT, and performance engineering teams like Pratt Miller Motorsports, alongside mission partners within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force on programs where failure isn’t an option. We’re backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed. Our team draws from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies, united by a common mission: giving hardware engineers the tools to build the future with speed, safety, and confidence.

We’re looking for a Deployment Systems Engineer to join our team building high-scale, mission-critical infrastructure for advanced hardware systems. You’ll tackle high-scale, mission-critical problems, deploy and monitor complex distributed systems, and own projects end-to-end—all while collaborating with a team of top engineers. This role includes hands-on work in air-gapped environments, frequent travel to end-user sites, and requires U.S. TS Clearance eligibility.

🚀 About the role

• Deploy & integrate: Take Nominal's tech from concept to operation on the ground, tailoring Nominal’s software platform to fit our clients' high-stakes environments perfectly. Collaborate with software engineers to design and implement the deployment of Nominal’s software to its first air-gapped on-premises environment.
• Take us from 1 to N: Contribute to the strategy of deploying Nominal on customer-owned cloud accounts, air-gapped physical data centers, hybrid environments, and other heterogeneous infrastructures.
• Innovate at the edge: Innovate at the cutting edge of data infrastructure, considering high frequency, high volume, streaming data with transformation and alerting capabilities. Implement and manage infrastructure as code to ensure efficient and repeatable deployments.
• Manage tradeoffs. Understand the tensions between effort vs value, short-term vs long-term growth, and any others that may arise.
• Solve & streamline: See an issue? You're on it, with the autonomy to fix problems fast and keep our technology ahead of the curve.

🔍 We're looking for someone with

• Proven engineering expertise or a strong learning drive: You've been in the trenches of software engineering, with firsthand experience developing, deploying, and monitoring infrastructure for high-scale distributed systems or complex tools. You've deployed on-premises before and understand the problems of air-gapped environments. Alternatively, you demonstrate a strong desire and capacity to rapidly learn and apply these skills.
• Technical sharpshooter: Your intellectual curiosity drives you to solve complex problems. You think in systems and see the big picture, yet you're all about nailing the details.
• Dynamic leader & team player: With a mix of humility, eagerness to learn, and empathy, you're a natural at leading and lifting those around you. You don't just spot problems; you solve them.
• Project Maestro: You've got a solid track record in turning technical concepts into reality and managing the full cycle from planning to deployment.
• Ready to roll: Frequently traveling to spend time with end-users on-site (e.g., rocket test stands, spacecraft clean rooms, automated manufacturing facilities).
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. TS Clearance

⚡ Skills that supercharge us

• Unix/Linux systems
• Kubernetes
• Minio/S3 Object Storage
• Postgres
• Grafana/Prometheus/Loki/Mimir observability stack
• Infrastructure as code

✨ Benefits/Perks

• 🏥 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO and sick leave
• 🍽️ Free lunch, snacks, and coffee
• 🚀 Professional Development Stipend
• 🛠️ In-office hardware lab with a $250 project stipend
• ✈️ Annual company retreat

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Compensation

The base pay range for this role is $120,000 – $230,000 per year.

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