DevOps Engineer (hybrid - Ithaca, NY)

Ursa Space Systems•Ithaca, NY

1d•$100,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ursa Space Systems builds the software and AI agents that guide the acquisition, analysis, and integration of satellite and geospatial data into customer workflows, delivering valuable insights for global security and commodity markets. By leveraging satellite data and advanced analytics, Ursa Space provides fast, actionable information to a range of industries, including finance, energy, and defense. Ursa Space is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our growing team! There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled engineers and scientists working on a variety of projects. This position will work with Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure, handling design, implementation, and maintenance. You will work hand in hand with the engineering organization to improve the state of our platform and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AWS services and the use of Terraform and AWS CDK to manage resources, as well as practical knowledge of CI/CD to support a growing platform. They will also have a good understanding of the containerization and orchestration of workloads. The DevOps Engineer will report directly to the Sr. Information Technology Manager. This position is exempt and not eligible for overtime pay. This position will be hybrid, with headquarters located in Ithaca, NY.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science and/or a related field, or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of experience with AWS solutions architecture, administration, and security best practices
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or similar)
Experience with administering Git platforms like GitLab and GitHub
Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, CodePipeline/CodeBuild, Github Actions, etc.)
Intermediate Python programming skills with understanding of OOP principles
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS)
Working knowledge of AWS managed services for networking, systems administration, monitoring, and security
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

AWS Associate certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, Developer)
AWS GovCloud experience
Kubernetes tooling (Helm, autoscalers, Argo Workflows, etc.)
DataDog, CloudWatch, and other observability tools
SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, etc.)
ArcGIS, STAC, and other geospatial industry domain tools
Experience with multiple IaC frameworks
Familiarity with compliance standards (NIST, CMMC, etc.)
Exposure to geospatial/satellite imagery analysis
Prior start-up experience
Prior platform engineering experience

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain AWS infrastructure in collaboration with senior team members
Write, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure code
Fulfill engineering needs for cloud resources
Provide AWS support to engineers, scientists, and analysts
Contribute to the development of IaC, CI/CD, and other engineering standards
Harden our infrastructure to support customer SLAs
Advise and assist other engineers with architecting cloud solutions
Monitor platforms and troubleshoot technical issues
Assist with migration of legacy systems to redefined architectures
Coordinate with Ursa customers and vendors to facilitate exchange of data
Automate repetitive tasks
Learn and stay updated on new technologies, products, and releases
All other duties as assigned