Team Lead - Cloud Infrastructure (Fully Remote)

Loft Orbital; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking a senior Cloud Infrastructure Lead to guide and mentor a growing team responsible for mission-critical systems. You will own daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives while shaping technical direction.

You will drive infrastructure strategy across AWS, GCP, and Azure, champion Terraform, CI/CD, observability, and cost optimization, partnering with Software, Security, and Satellite Operations to enable reliable space missions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud infrastructure engineers and own daily standups.
• Define team mission and goals aligned with business objectives.
• Drive cloud infra strategy across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Oversee incident response, disaster recovery, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Collaborate with Software, Security, and Satellite Operations teams.

Job description

• Lead and mentor a team of cloud infrastructure engineers, owning daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and psychological safety.
• Define team mission and goals aligned with broader business objectives.

Technical Strategy:

• Drive cloud infrastructure strategy using AWS, GCP, and Azure for scalable satellite operations.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and observability stacks.
• Oversee incident management, disaster recovery, and cost optimization initiatives.

Collaboration and Impact:

• Partner with Software Engineering, Security, and Satellite Operations teams to meet mission-critical requirements.
• Influence architecture and operational processes across teams.
• Support Agile delivery practices and broader engineering initiatives.

Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital builds reliable, shareable satellites to drastically reduce time and complexity for space missions. They are a close-knit team of space enthusiasts and technologists with over 30 missions flown and a growing fleet.