DevOps Engineer

Sphinx Defense•Colorado Springs, CO

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Sphinx Space Communications team is a small, engineering focused team that prioritizes delivering quality products and learning from each other. The team is distributed across the US, with a strong culture that balances independence with collaboration. Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who are always looking to learn from each other. Sphinx is hiring a DevOps Engineer to join our team building a cutting edge communications platform for US government satellites. We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to help take our build and deployment automation to the next level. As a DevOps Engineer you will help build the development and deployment infrastructure used by our Space Communications team, which provides infrastructure for a wide variety of US Government satellites. As an early hire on a small team, you will have an outsized role in determining what we build and how we work.

Requirements

Experience maintaining and supporting production AWS-based Kubernetes (EKS) environments.
Experience writing, maintaining, and optimizing GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Experience creating, deploying, and maintaining Helm charts for Kubernetes applications.
Strong understanding of AWS IAM, role-based access controls, and cross-account access management.
Experience troubleshooting applications and services running in AWS and Kubernetes environments.
Proficiency with Python or Go for automation, tooling, and operational support.
Experience maintaining highly available cloud infrastructure while meeting performance, reliability, and security requirements.
Ability to support cross-functional engineering teams and respond to operational issues as needed.
Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to problem solving.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on production experience with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and GitLab CI/CD.
Several years of experience operating and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure.
Comfortable writing automation and tooling in Python or Go.
Experience managing Kubernetes deployments using Helm.
Understanding of AWS IAM permissions, security best practices, and cross-account architectures.
Enjoy troubleshooting complex distributed systems and identifying root causes quickly.
Comfortable working across multiple teams and supporting a variety of engineering initiatives.
Experience with tools such as Nexus, GitLab, Okta, NeuVector, Kyverno, Sumo Logic, monitoring platforms, alerting systems, or Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) is a plus.
Thrive in remote environments and communicate effectively with teammates across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

Maintain and support existing AWS-based Kubernetes infrastructure and services.
Ensure platform reliability, availability, and security across cloud environments.
Develop and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines to support software delivery.
Build and maintain Terraform modules and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
Create and manage Helm charts for Kubernetes application deployments.
Troubleshoot infrastructure, platform, and application issues across AWS and Kubernetes environments.
Manage AWS IAM permissions and cross-account access configurations.
Partner with software and platform engineering teams to support operational needs and platform improvements.
Continuously improve system performance, automation, observability, and operational efficiency.