SatDevOps Cloud Engineer: Kubernetes & IaC

Loft Orbital Solutions; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &

Flexible Spending (FSA) & Health Save

Life insurance & AD&D

Disability insurance

Flexible Time Off & 12 holidays

401(k) plan & equity options

Daily catered lunches

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Federal is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and scale our hybrid cloud infrastructure, collaborating with satellite operators to ensure reliable, secure systems. You will own observability, automate deployments, and drive reliability across space-ground networks.

You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team with autonomy and ownership, contributing to a mission-driven culture that values problem-solving and collaboration.

Qualifications

• US Citizen. TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes, architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools.
• Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.).
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java.
• Hands-on DevOps: CI/CD, IaC, automation.
• Proven track record in fast-paced, high-growth technical environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and proactive, independent work mindset.
• Strong communication in a multicultural, cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to foster a SatDevOps culture.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment.
• Improve developer experience with better tools, workflows, and environments.
• Lead automation efforts for CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and deployment workflows.
• Own and evolve observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs) to improve usability and performance.
• Implement and advocate for reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning practices.
• Investigate and resolve system reliability issues with root-cause analyses and long-term fixes.
• Partner to design and operate Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions.

Skills

Public cloud (GCP)

Kubernetes

Backend languages: Go/Python/Rust/Java

DevOps: CI/CD

Infrastructure as code (IaC)

SDN concepts

Observability stacks (Grafana/PromQL/L

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

ArgoCD

FluxCD

Job description

Loft Federal is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and scale our hybrid cloud infrastructure, collaborating with satellite operators to ensure reliable, secure systems. You will own observability, automate deployments, and drive reliability across space-ground networks.

You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team with autonomy and ownership, contributing to a mission-driven culture that values problem-solving and collaboration.