Lunar DevOps Engineer: Spaceflight CI/CD Lead

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 165,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior DevOps Engineer in Washington to join a cross‑functional team responsible for lunar network, IT, and communications infrastructure. You will design, automate, and sustain CI/CD environments for avionics software across development hardware and simulated environments.

The role requires 7+ years of professional experience, strong Linux and cloud-native skills, and a focus on security within CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of professional DevOps experience.
• Experience with Linux, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and delivering high quality software continuously.
• Experience with AWS (VPC, EC2, EKS).
• Infrastructure as code using Terraform/CloudFormation.
• Networking knowledge (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, VPNs).
• Containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Security practices in CI/CD (secrets management, RBAC, vulnerability scanning).
• Experience with Python and GitLab.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Solid understanding of Git workflows and versioning.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate DevOps into the software lifecycle.
• Design and implement monitoring to ensure reliability and performance.
• Lead automation initiatives to improve deployment frequency and reduce manual work.
• Drive architecture discussions for scalable and secure DevOps practices.
• Audit CI/CD pipelines for industry standards and best practices.
• Develop dashboards and reports for system performance and team productivity.
• Engage in code reviews, pair programming, and mentoring on CI/CD best practices.
• Collaborate to design CI/CD for avionics software deployed to development hardware and simulated environments.
• Provide training to team members on CI/CD best practices.
• Collect and analyze data to troubleshoot pipeline performance.
• Understand safety‑critical software processes and enhance their efficiency.

Skills

Linux

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Python

GitLab

AWS

Terraform/CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Security in CI/CD

Git workflows

Education

BS or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior DevOps Engineer in Washington to join a cross‑functional team responsible for lunar network, IT, and communications infrastructure. You will design, automate, and sustain CI/CD environments for avionics software across development hardware and simulated environments.

The role requires 7+ years of professional experience, strong Linux and cloud-native skills, and a focus on security within CI/CD pipelines.