Senior Systems Administrator - Lunar IT & DevOps

Blue Origin

Florida

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance
Company 401(k) with match up to 5%
Stock options for regular employees
Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced IT/DevOps engineer to support Lunar network, IT, and communications infrastructure for lunar landers. You will work on hardware-in-the-loop integration and mission operations, ensuring prompt and effective technology support for internal customers building, launching, and operating lunar vehicles.

The role requires hands-on IT expertise, leadership, and a passion for safe, repeatable spaceflight.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor-level degree or equivalent practical experience in information systems or computer science.
  • 6+ years of professional IT experience.
  • Experience in Linux and Windows server/desktop environments.
  • Proficient with standard network protocols (DHCP, DNS, NPS, SQL, SMTP, NFS).
  • Experience writing technical documentation and procedures.
  • Experience managing Active Directory and automation.
  • Hardware troubleshooting and server/workstation deployment skills.
  • Experience with web servers and basic HTML/JS/SQL knowledge.

Responsibilities

  • Configure, deploy, and maintain IT hardware including workstations, servers, switches, and printers.
  • Lead design and implementation of a configuration management solution.
  • Improve automation and deployment frequency; reduce manual interventions.
  • Support IT infrastructure reliability, security, monitoring, backup, and performance.
  • Lead improvements across the technology spectrum and mission systems.
  • Provide on-site and time-sensitive support in a mission-critical environment.
  • Create deployment baselines aligned with STIGs; update ICDs.

Skills

Systems Administration
DevOps engineering
Linux
Windows server/Desktop
Network protocols

Education

BS in information systems or computer science

Tools

Atlassian Confluence
JIRA
Ansible
Netbox
Puppet
Chef
GitLab

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced IT/DevOps engineer to support Lunar network, IT, and communications infrastructure for lunar landers. You will work on hardware-in-the-loop integration and mission operations, ensuring prompt and effective technology support for internal customers building, launching, and operating lunar vehicles.

The role requires hands-on IT expertise, leadership, and a passion for safe, repeatable spaceflight.

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