DevOps Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace; Texas; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO options

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace seeks a DevOps Engineer II to join our growing infrastructure team in Texas. You will design, implement, and maintain robust DevOps solutions that automate deployment, optimize infrastructure, and ensure reliability across our technology stack.

You will collaborate with IT, software, and systems engineering to drive scalable, secure, and compliant operations. The role emphasizes building infrastructure as code, developing CI/CD pipelines, and implementing monitoring and

Qualifications

• Must have strong Linux system administration experience (RHEL/Ubuntu/CentOS).
• Hands-on with Terraform and infrastructure as code practices.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and pipelines as code.
• Proficient Git usage including branching and merge conflict resolution.
• Proficient scripting in Bash or Python for automation and tooling.
• Solid networking knowledge including DNS, TLS, routing, and load balancing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins to automate build, test, and deploy.
• Create automation scripts to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Design scalable, resilient infra for aerospace applications.
• Implement monitoring and observability to ensure system health and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex infra issues across Linux systems and deployments.
• Provide technical support to dev teams for builds and deployments.
• Perform root cause analysis on failures and implement preventive measures.
• Participate in on-call rotations to respond to incidents promptly.

Skills

Linux administration

Terraform

Jenkins pipelines

Git workflows

Bash/Python scripting

Networking fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch land and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond As the partner of choice for critical space missions Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24 hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing Headquartered in north Austin Texas Firefly is looking for passionate hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space

DevOps Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a DevOps Engineer II to join our growing infrastructure team In this role you will be responsible for designing implementing and maintaining robust DevOps solutions that support our mission to make space accessible Youll work closely with IT teams software engineering and system engineering teams to automate deployment pipelines optimize infrastructure and ensure system reliability across our technology stack

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Development Design and implement infrastructure as code solutions using Terraform to provision and manage cloud and on premises resources
• Develop and maintain CICD pipelines using Jenkins to automate build test and deployment processes
• Create automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Contribute to designing scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions that support mission critical aerospace applications
• Implement monitoring and observability solutions to ensure system health and performance
• Troubleshooting & Support Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure and deployment issues across Linux based systems
• Provide technical support for development teams including troubleshooting build failures and deployment issues
• Perform root cause analysis on system failures and implement preventive measures
• Respond to and resolve incidents in a timely manner including participation in on call rotation
• Optimize system performance through proactive monitoring and tuning
• System Administration Administer and maintain Linux servers RHEL Ubuntu CentOS in development staging and production environments
• Manage version control systems and implement Git workflows and branching strategies
• Ensure security best practices are implemented across all infrastructure components
• Maintain documentation for systems processes and procedures
• Collaborate with security teams to implement compliance and security controls

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Linux system administration RHEL Ubuntu or CentOS including shell scripting Bash PythonTerraform
• Demonstrated experience using and maintaining Terraform modules and managing infrastructure as code
• Jenkins Hands on experience designing and managing Jenkins pipelines including pipeline as code
• Git Demonstrated knowledge of Git version control including branching strategies merge conflict resolution and repository management
• Automation Strong scripting abilities in Bash Python or similar languages
• Problem solving Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS TLS routing and load balancing
• Strong communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 3 years experience of DevOps experience in a corporate environment
• Experience with containerization technologies Docker Kubernetes
• Knowledge of cloud platforms AWS Azure or GCP
• Familiarity with configuration management tools Ansible Puppet Chef SaltStack
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions Prometheus Grafana ELK stack
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks
• Relevant certifications Linux AWS Terraform Kubernetes

Benefits

• generous health dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
• parental leave
• educational reimbursement
• short term disability
• flexible PTO options

To conform to US Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR you must be a US citizen lawful permanent resident of the US protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324ba3 or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the US Department of State

Firefly Aerospace Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national originethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status