Senior Linux & Cloud Systems Engineer

United-Launch-Alliance-; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 121,307 - 202,178; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance (ULA) seeks a senior Systems Engineer 4 – Linux/Cloud to lead engineering, administration, reliability, and lifecycle management of Linux and cloud-based systems across mission-critical environments.

The role drives platform improvements, automation, and technical execution for complex initiatives while partnering with security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure secure, scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field from an accredited college or university
• Four years of directly related exempt work experience may be used to satisfy the bachelor’s degree requirement
• Advanced hands-on experience administering and engineering Linux systems in production environments
• Strong capability supporting hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or both)
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex Linux OS, performance, networking, and cloud service issues independently
• Experience engineering or improving operational workflows such as patching automation, compliance enforcement, or monitoring optimization
• Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Terraform, Python, or similar) in production settings
• Solid understanding of cloud identity, networking, storage, and security principles
• Experience implementing configuration management, version control, or infrastructure-as-code workflows
• Ability to lead technical execution for medium- to large-scale system changes and multi-phase implementation work
• Strong analytical skills and senior-level judgment for troubleshooting, risk assessment, and prioritization
• Ability to mentor peers and contribute to team capability development
• High reliability mindset suitable for mission-critical operations and launch-support environments

Responsibilities

• Support ULA’s mission-critical compute environments with senior-level Linux and cloud engineering expertise.
• Lead the implementation, optimization, and lifecycle maintenance of Linux systems across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Design improvements to system performance, availability, reliability, and security; drive remediation for recurring issues.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex Linux and cloud incidents, performance problems, service failures, and production-impacting issues.
• Engineer automation for configuration management, monitoring, patching, and operational workflows using tools such as Ansible, Python, or Terraform.
• Implement and refine cloud infrastructure components (compute, storage, identity, networking, security policies) in AWS or Azure.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting across OS, virtualization, cloud services, containers, storage, and identity integrations.
• Lead system patching, update strategies, and compliance-driven hardening for mission-critical Linux platforms.
• Manage and optimize backup/recovery systems, disaster recovery readiness, replication, and failover workflows.
• Contribute to engineering design reviews, system lifecycle planning, and platform standards development.
• Author and maintain high-quality documentation for architecture, procedures, and system configurations.
• Participate in on-call rotations, major incidents, problem management, and operational readiness activities.
• Mentor junior administrators and provide guidance on troubleshooting, scripting, and operational best practices.
• Partner with multi-disciplinary teams to integrate Linux and cloud systems with networking, security, DevOps, and application layers.

Skills

Linux

Cloud engineering

Automation

Python

Ansible

Terraform

AWS

Azure

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

United Launch Alliance (ULA) seeks a senior Systems Engineer 4 – Linux/Cloud to lead engineering, administration, reliability, and lifecycle management of Linux and cloud-based systems across mission-critical environments.

The role drives platform improvements, automation, and technical execution for complex initiatives while partnering with security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure secure, scalable operations.