Cloud Operations Engineer

Mclaurin Aerospace • Houston, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

McLaurin is hiring a Cloud Operations Engineer to join its JETS II contract team supporting NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The role develops and operates cloud-native platform services across the three major cloud environments and supports NASA human spaceflight missions, including Orion, Lunar Gateway, and Artemis. The engineer will help teams build and deploy cloud-native applications, administer NASA cloud networks, and integrate managed cloud AI and data services with Kubernetes applications. The position also works with NASA security and compliance teams to promote industry best practices and meet regulatory requirements. Candidates may be considered at different advertised levels based on experience, requirements, and business needs. U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation are required.

Requirements

• Typically, a bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area and 10 years of experience in the field or a related area.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes in production.
• Ability to manage and use GitLab; high proficiency is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools.
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Grafana and SuperSet.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code using Terraform or open-source alternatives such as OpenTofu.
• Extensive Linux experience; Windows familiarity is preferred but not required.
• Expertise in at least one programming language; Go and Python are preferred.
• Experience with Python and SQL.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to pass a comprehensive security background investigation.

Nice To Haves

• Windows familiarity.
• Go and Python programming experience.
• Experience with R.
• Working understanding of machine learning model lifecycle management.
• Solution-oriented mindset and willingness to accept feedback enthusiastically.
• Clear communication with team members, including status updates to the direct report and establishing unanimous decisions with peers.
• Self-motivation, self-management, and strong organizational skills.
• Experience architecting and building cloud-native applications.
• Demonstrated success and confidence owning the full project lifecycle.
• Good instincts for identifying opportunities for abstraction.
• Ability to balance individual project tasks with overall platform and company goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop new cloud-native platform services spanning all three major cloud environments.
• Develop and promote best practices for cloud-native application development.
• Administer NASA cloud networks and manage deployment requests for commercial off-the-shelf and cloud-native applications.
• Write quality code and provide engaged code reviews for peers.
• Work with managed Kubernetes offerings across the three major cloud providers.
• Integrate managed cloud AI and data services with bespoke and open-source Kubernetes applications.
• Identify opportunities to abstract project requirements and develop enterprise-grade, multi-tenant platform services.
• Collaborate with NASA security and compliance teams to help ensure teams follow industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Support NASA human spaceflight missions, including Orion, Lunar Gateway, and Artemis.
• Perform other duties as required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Positive work-life balance
• Employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• 11 paid holidays annually
• Generous PTO
• 401(k) after 12 months of service with employer match
• Education assistance
• Relocation assistance, if applicable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior