DevOps Engineer II

Firefly Aerospace•Cedar Park, TX

About The Position

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a DevOps Engineer II to join its growing infrastructure team. The role designs, implements, and maintains DevOps solutions that support the company’s mission. The engineer works with IT, software engineering, and systems engineering teams to automate deployment pipelines, optimize infrastructure, and ensure system reliability across the technology stack. The position includes developing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD solutions, automating operational tasks, supporting Linux systems and development teams, responding to incidents, administering servers and version control, and working with security teams on compliance and security controls. Participation in an on-call rotation is required.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in Linux system administration with RHEL, Ubuntu, or CentOS, including Bash or Python shell scripting.
Demonstrated experience using and maintaining Terraform modules and managing infrastructure-as-code.
Hands-on experience designing and managing Jenkins pipelines, including pipeline-as-code.
Demonstrated knowledge of Git version control, including branching strategies, merge conflict resolution, and repository management.
Strong scripting abilities in Bash, Python, or similar languages.
Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills with attention to detail.
Understanding of networking fundamentals, including DNS, TLS, routing, and load balancing.
Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Nice To Haves

2–3 years of DevOps experience in a corporate environment.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or SaltStack.
Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks.
Relevant certifications such as Linux+, AWS, Terraform, or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

Design and implement Terraform infrastructure-as-code solutions for provisioning and managing cloud and on-premises resources.
Develop and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes.
Create automation scripts and tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
Contribute to scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions for mission-critical aerospace applications.
Implement monitoring and observability solutions to track system health and performance.
Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues across Linux-based systems.
Provide technical support to development teams, including troubleshooting build failures and deployment issues.
Perform root cause analysis of system failures and implement preventive measures.
Respond to and resolve incidents in a timely manner, including participating in an on-call rotation.
Optimize system performance through proactive monitoring and tuning.
Administer and maintain Linux servers in development, staging, and production environments.
Manage version control systems and implement Git workflows and branching strategies.
Ensure security best practices are implemented across infrastructure components.
Maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
Collaborate with security teams to implement compliance and security controls.