Senior Cloud Architect & DevSecOps for Space Systems

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Paid holidays

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Education assistance

Telework options

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a senior technical leader with 12+ years of experience delivering complex software systems in mission-critical environments. You will guide modernization, containerization, DevSecOps transformations, and evidence-based continuous assurance, bridging commercial cloud-native tech with high-assurance national security contexts.

You will act as a principal advisor and architect, shaping enterprise direction, leading cross-functional teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, integration, architecture, or DevSecOps roles across development, test, and modernization environments.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, or testing infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level architectural direction for mission-critical software systems spanning space, ground, and launch environments.
• Lead the modernization of legacy monolithic architectures to microservices-based configurations in cloud and virtualized environments.
• Design and champion enterprise-scale automated pipeline architectures and evidence-based continuous assurance workflows.
• Lead cloud-native and containerization strategies and conduct rigorous technical trade studies and rapid prototyping.
• Oversee end-to-end software integration and verification, including requirements sell-off and demonstrations.
• Interface with customers, systems engineering, security, and program leadership to align technical execution with mission priorities.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Automation infrastructure

Technical communication

Cross-functional leadership

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation, based in El Segundo, CA, seeks a senior technical leader with 12+ years of experience delivering complex software systems in mission-critical environments. You will guide modernization, containerization, DevSecOps transformations, and evidence-based continuous assurance, bridging commercial cloud-native tech with high-assurance national security contexts.

You will act as a principal advisor and architect, shaping enterprise direction, leading cross-functional teams,