Platform Engineer - AWS Cloud & IaC for Space Tech

Axiom Space; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Space is seeking a resilient, high-energy Platform Engineer (AWS Cloud) to design, build, and operate our AWS-first cloud infrastructure. You will drive automation, IaC, and platform reliability, while supporting Azure and Microsoft 365 for cross-platform workloads.

This role serves as an escalation point for platform architecture and security, contributing to our cyber security program and enterprise resilience. A bachelor's degree and 4+ years of AWS experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Science, or Engineering Management
• 4+ years of experience building and operating production workloads on AWS
• Ability to problem-solve proactively in fast-moving environments
• Strong organizational skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results
• Passion for space and the mission
• High EQ and ability to collaborate within teams and cross-functionally

Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, and maintains infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation) to provision and manage AWS GovCloud environments — accounts, networking (VPC), and compute — in a repeatable, version-controlled way via AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) based architecture
• Serves as the primary escalation point for AWS platform architecture, systems design, and technical issues beyond the scope of entry-level engineers
• Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) that automate build, test, and deployment workflows for internal engineering teams
• Administers and evolves AWS environment as the primary cloud platform — accounts, networking, compute, and core services (EC2, S3, and related)
• Builds and maintains container and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) to support internal application workloads
• Manages identity and access management (IAM) within AWS IAM and supports SSO/SAML/SCIM integrations, ensuring least-privilege access across the platform
• Implements monitoring, logging, and observability (e.g., CloudWatch) to track platform health, and reviews incidents and performance data to determine root cause and drive remediation
• Preserves platform assets by implementing disaster recovery and backup automation, and develops, maintains, and tests business continuity plans for cloud environments
• Develops and maintains internal tooling and self-service capabilities that give engineering teams safe, automated access to the AWS platform
• Recommends cloud platform engineering strategies, tooling, and standards by evaluating organizational outcomes, identifying problems, and anticipating requirements
• May provide technical guidance to entry-level platform and IT engineers and review their AWS-related work as needed
• Maintains basic working familiarity with Azure and Microsoft 365 administration to support occasional cross-platform workloads
• Communicating project progress, status, and potential issues to stakeholders and leadership
• Implementing and maintaining agile project management methodologies throughout the project lifecycle
• Perform additional job duties as assigned

Skills

AWS administration

Terraform / CloudFormation

CI/CD pipelines

Docker / Kubernetes

IAM / security

Azure / Microsoft 365 familiarity

Python / Bash scripting

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Science, or Engineering Management

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

AWS CodePipeline

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes / EKS

IAM

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

Axiom Space is seeking a resilient, high-energy Platform Engineer (AWS Cloud) to design, build, and operate our AWS-first cloud infrastructure. You will drive automation, IaC, and platform reliability, while supporting Azure and Microsoft 365 for cross-platform workloads.

This role serves as an escalation point for platform architecture and security, contributing to our cyber security program and enterprise resilience. A bachelor's degree and 4+ years of AWS experience are preferred.