Senior Ground Software DevOps Engineer I

Rocket Lab Corporation • Littleton, CO

1d • $120,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Based out of Rocket Lab’s office in Littleton, CO, the Senior Ground Software DevOps Engineer I is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our ground software build & deployment environment. You will be working on the ground software engineering team to plan out and implement a continuous integration system for a variety of space missions.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required, due to program requirements
• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• 5+ years of experience in software development, specializing in devops
• Strong experience with Linux
• Strong experience with Kubernetes
• Strong experience with Docker
• Strong experience writing Python or another programming language (Go and/or Rust)
• Strong experience writing maintainable automation scripts
• Experience working with large distributed web applications
• Experience with Helm
• Experience with Git

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ArgoCD
• Experience writing GitLab pipelines
• Experience with Jira
• Experience with Bazel or Pants
• Experience with Playwright
• Experience with a code quality tool like SonarQube

Responsibilities

• Work with the ground software team to design, develop and improve our devops engineering
• Work with cross-functional teams to integrate continuous build and testing into a broader CI/CT/CD framework
• Work closely with software developers, operations personnel, and systems engineers to understand deployment requirements and functional needs

Benefits

• Base salary is only one part of Rocket Lab’s compensation package for this role.
• You may be eligible for company stock, or cash incentives, and can purchase discounted stock through Rocket Lab’s Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee benefits also include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage; 401(k) retirement plan options; paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave; paid parental leave; and other discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees