Lunar IT & DevOps Lead — Ground Infrastructure

Blue Origin LLC

United States

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance (basic & supplementary)

Paid parental leave

Short & long-term disability

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Education support program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking an experienced IT/DevOps engineer to deploy and maintain hardware, servers, and mission support systems for lunar infrastructure projects. You will lead configuration management, automation initiatives, and IT security across on‑prem environments and cloud tools.

Strong scripting, documentation, and cross‑functional collaboration are essential as you support critical spaceflight operations.

Qualifications

U.S. citizen or permanent resident with BS in information systems or CS, or equivalent.
6+ years in IT, systems administration and DevOps.
Experience with Linux and Windows server/desktop environments.
Proficiency with network protocols (DHCP, DNS, NPS, SQL, SMTP, NFS, etc).
Experience writing technical documentation and procedures.
Active Directory management and automation experience.
Hardware troubleshooting and ability to assemble/reconfigure HW.
Basic web server knowledge (HTML/JavaScript/SQL).
Ability to climb ladders and lift heavy equipment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Configure, deploy, and maintain IT hardware including workstations, servers, switches, and printers.
Lead design and implementation of a configuration management solution.
Lead initiatives to enhance automation and deployment frequency; reduce manual tasks.
Support IT infra across availability, reliability, performance, monitoring, backup, and security.
Drive improvements across the technology spectrum.
Configure and maintain mission support systems like video and voice comms.
Build robust on-prem infrastructure to meet customer data needs.
Troubleshoot in time-sensitive, mission-critical environments.
Create deployment baselines per established STIGs; update ICDs.
Manage inventory and assets; oversee spares and restocking.
Audit CI/CD pipelines for compliance with standards.
Provide secondary support for weather monitoring, fiber optics, PKI, and datacenter ops.