Platform Admin - Application Devops

Intuitive Machines•Palo Alto, CA

3d•$71,000 - $136,000

About The Position

Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is hiring a Platform Admin-Application Devops specializing in application maintenance and governance for platform infrastructure. The role may be based in the Palo Alto, California office or remotely in the United States. The position maintains and optimizes enterprise applications including GitLab, Harbor, Grafana, and other platform services supporting engineering teams. As a member of the platform team, the role manages application lifecycles, supports compliance with CMMC Level 2 and ITAR requirements, implements multi-tenant governance, and maintains highly available services for spacecraft development and mission operations. The role works with Crossplane-managed infrastructure to understand how platform applications are provisioned and deployed, and provides direct support to engineering teams. Lanteris Space Systems offers eligible employees paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and a 401(k). Salary ranges vary by work location: Colorado, New Jersey, and Delaware $71,000–$119,000 annually; Washington, DC metropolitan area $79,000–$131,000; and California $82,000–$136,000. For other states, ranges are based on geographic cost of labor. Starting pay depends on job-related factors, including experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Bachelor’s degree, or four additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
At least two years of IT system administration experience.
Two years of hands-on GitLab administration experience, including instance management, upgrades, CI/CD configuration, and GitLab Runner management.
Experience with Crossplane for platform engineering and infrastructure provisioning.
Experience with containerized applications on Kubernetes, including Helm charts and kubectl.
Experience with container registries such as Harbor or Artifactory, or observability platforms such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Loki.
Experience deploying, maintaining, and configuring COTS applications.
Linux system administration and scripting skills in Python and Bash.
Experience implementing security and compliance controls in enterprise applications.

Nice To Haves

GitLab Certified Associate or similar GitLab certification.
Experience managing multi-tenant GitLab instances with tenant separation requirements.
Experience with CMMC, FedRAMP, or similar compliance frameworks in aerospace, defense, or government environments.
Experience with Harbor, ArgoCD, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, or Tempo.
Experience with Keycloak or similar IAM platforms, including OIDC/SAML integrations with MS Entra ID.
Experience with security and policy tools such as Kyverno, Tetragon, or Cilium.
Kubernetes certifications such as CKA or CKAD.
PostgreSQL and Redis administration for application backends.
Experience implementing data classification and audit logging for compliance.
Experience with security scanning tools such as Trivy or Black Duck and vulnerability management.
AWS Solutions Architect or other relevant cloud certifications.
Experience with hybrid large-scale infrastructure across multi-cloud and on-premises environments.
Experience working in air-gapped or restricted network environments.
Knowledge of Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

Maintain and upgrade enterprise applications including GitLab Enterprise Edition, Harbor, Grafana, ArgoCD, and other platform services deployed via Crossplane.
Implement and enforce application-level governance policies for multi-tenant commercial and CMMC environments.
Manage application configurations, user access, and integrations between platform services.
Ensure application-layer compliance with CMMC Level 2, ITAR, and NIST 800-171 requirements.
Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize configurations for reliability and scalability.
Coordinate application upgrades and maintenance windows while minimizing disruption to users.
Manage application-level security, including audit logging with seven-year retention, vulnerability scanning, and tenant separation controls.
Configure and maintain CI/CD integrations, OIDC/SAML authentication, and observability dashboards.
Collaborate with Platform Engineers on Crossplane compositions for application infrastructure provisioning.
Create and maintain runbooks, user documentation, and training materials for platform applications.
Provide direct support to engineering teams using platform applications.