DevOps Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace seeks a DevOps Engineer II to join our infrastructure team in the United States. You will design, implement, and maintain robust DevOps solutions to automate deployment pipelines and ensure reliability across our tech stack.

You will work with IT, software, and systems engineering to optimize infrastructure, implement IaC with Terraform, and manage CI/CD with Jenkins. Strong Linux, scripting, and cloud platform experience are required.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux sysadmin skills with scripting in Bash/Python.
• Hands-on Terraform for IaC and module usage.
• Jenkins pipelines and pipeline-as-code experience.
• Git version control with branching strategies.
• Automation scripting and problem solving skills.
• Networking fundamentals including DNS, TLS, routing, load balancing.
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement IaC using Terraform for cloud and on‑prem resources.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins.
• Create automation scripts to improve efficiency and reduce manual tasks.
• Design scalable, resilient infrastructure for mission‑critical apps.
• Implement monitoring and observability to ensure health and performance.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues on Linux systems.
• Provide dev teams with technical support for builds and deployments.
• Conduct root cause analysis and preventive measures for system failures.
• Respond to incidents and participate in on‑call rotations.
• Optimize system performance through monitoring and tuning.
• Administer Linux servers in development, staging, production.
• Manage Git workflows and branching strategies.
• Ensure security best practices across infrastructure.
• Maintain documentation for systems and processes.
• Collaborate with security teams on compliance and controls.

Skills

Linux system administration

Bash

Python

Terraform

Jenkins

Git

Automation

Networking fundamentals

DNS/TLS/routing/load balancing

Communication

Education

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Terraform modules

CI/CD

Job description

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space - anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space. 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. You'll 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 CI/CD 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, Python)
• Terraform: 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)

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options. To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you 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. 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 origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables our world to launch, land, and operate in space - anywhere, anytime. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.