Kubernetes SRE for Space PaaS - Onsite

The Aerospace Corporation

Chantilly (VA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 166,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care
Paid holidays and vacation
401(k) Matching
Relocation assistance
Education assistance
Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to manage on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters as part of a Platform as a Service. You will work with senior engineers on a multidisciplinary team to support space launch telemetry analyses, AI/LLM training, and complex infrastructure tasks.

This full-time onsite role requires TS/SCI clearance (or eligibility), a STEM degree, and hands-on Kubernetes and Linux experience.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in STEM disciplines required.
  • 5+ years in building/delivering large-scale distributed software systems.
  • 3+ years supporting a highly available enterprise environment.
  • 2+ years hands-on managing Kubernetes environments.
  • Experience with production on-premises and cloud Kubernetes services.

Responsibilities

  • Developing and sustaining advanced services for Kubernetes-based PaaS (Coder workspaces, Kueue, Knative, Crossplane).
  • Performing frequent security patching across Kubernetes layers to maintain high uptime.
  • Owning and engineering production Kubernetes and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Collaborating with Kubernetes leads to resolve full-stack engineering issues.
  • Ensuring real-time telemetry analysis from space launch partners.
  • Providing after-hours support for Kubernetes infrastructure.

Skills

Kubernetes
Linux
Scripting
DevOps
Security clearance
Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Kubernetes
Rancher
Portworx
Rook Ceph
OpenEBS

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to manage on-premises and cloud-based Kubernetes clusters as part of a Platform as a Service. You will work with senior engineers on a multidisciplinary team to support space launch telemetry analyses, AI/LLM training, and complex infrastructure tasks.

This full-time onsite role requires TS/SCI clearance (or eligibility), a STEM degree, and hands-on Kubernetes and Linux experience.

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