Kubernetes SRE for Space Tech Platform

The Aerospace Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care and wellness

401(k) Plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Site Reliability Engineer to design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms supporting mission-critical analytics and AI workloads. This role requires hands-on Linux, scripting, automation, and cloud skills, and involves collaboration with rocket scientists and engineers.

Role is full-time and 100% onsite in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA, with security clearance requirements and emphasis on high availability, patching, capacity planning, and real-time

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, Computer Science, or related fields.
• 8+ years of experience delivering large-scale distributed software systems and technical products.
• Minimum 5 years supporting highly available enterprise environments.
• At least 2 years hands-on experience managing existing Kubernetes environments.
• Full ownership of production Kubernetes services on-premises and cloud (AWS/Azure).
• Experience in Linux systems administration in an enterprise environment.
• Strong networking and storage fundamentals.
• Experience automating repetitive tasks with scripting/DevOps tools.
• Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Developing and sustaining advanced services for our Kubernetes-based PaaS (e.g., Coder workspaces, Kueue batching scheduling, Knative serverless, Crossplane control planes)
• Managing Kubernetes for production on-premises and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure) with end-to-end responsibilities of deployment, upgrade, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, and backups/DR.
• Frequent full security patching of all layers of Kubernetes infrastructure while maintaining very high uptime
• Ownership and engineering responsibility of production AWS and Kubernetes services
• Identifying and resolving full Kubernetes stack engineering problems independently
• Ensuring successful real-time analysis of telemetry data from space launch partners, such as SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin
• Providing after-hours support for Kubernetes infrastructure troubleshooting during launch events
• Supporting scientists and engineers running applications in Kubernetes
• Providing Linux expertise and troubleshooting
• Evaluating and testing new products and technologies
• Using code to enhance and automate operations

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Scripting

DevOps

Cloud experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM/CS or related

Tools

AWS

Azure

Rancher

Kubernetes

Portworx

OpenEBS

Longhorn

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation seeks a Site Reliability Engineer to design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms supporting mission-critical analytics and AI workloads. This role requires hands-on Linux, scripting, automation, and cloud skills, and involves collaboration with rocket scientists and engineers.

Role is full-time and 100% onsite in El Segundo, CA or Chantilly, VA, with security clearance requirements and emphasis on high availability, patching, capacity planning, and real-time