Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Vast•Long Beach, CA

2d•$146,000 - $208,000•Onsite

About The Position

Vast is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support development of systems needed to design and build human-rated space stations. Reporting to the Manager, IT Infrastructure, this role offers the opportunity to build modern IT infrastructure from the ground up. Vast develops cloud-first systems, emphasizing research and deployment of current technologies and paradigms. This is a full-time, exempt position located in Long Beach, California.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience designing, deploying, and managing enterprise IT infrastructure.
Proficiency with public cloud systems such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience with infrastructure as code, including Terraform, GitOps, Ansible, and/or Puppet.
Broad IT expertise and the ability to integrate infrastructure with networking, security, DevOps, and software development.
Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.

Nice To Haves

Experience with self-hosted AI systems, AI agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) platforms.
Experience writing Lambdas and scripts to automate configuration and recurring tasks.
Understanding of networking protocols and infrastructure, including BGP, VPNs, DNS, and DHCP.
Experience working with ITAR, NIST, FIPS, and FedRAMP-compliant systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to people unfamiliar with them and gathering requirements from cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

Independently design, build, and maintain complex, highly available, secure, and cost-optimized systems in AWS, Kubernetes, and Linux/Windows server environments.
Write high-quality infrastructure-as-code and automations to make systems reliable and easier to maintain.
Act as technical lead for infrastructure projects by setting roadmaps and pacing, breaking work into milestones and tasks, and coordinating work among team members.
Provide quality support for systems, respond urgently to issues, and identify root causes to prevent recurrence.

Benefits

Company equity.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
Generous paid time off.
Up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff, with the ability to cash out unused vacation annually.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
ClassPass credits.
Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health.
Other discounts and perks.
Free snacks, drip coffee, cold drinks, and dinner meals; subsidized lunch.