Senior SRE Engineer

Varda Space Industries • El Segundo, CA

87d • $133,000 - $170,000

About The Position

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you'll solve challenging technical problems across a wide range of modern technologies. Applying a software engineering mindset to ensure systems are highly operational, scalable, and resilient. Design and build infrastructure that enables rapid development — from cloud-based services to embedded software running on spacecraft. Ultimately, shaping Varda’s infrastructure strategy and drive operational excellence across containerized and modernized environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering discipline; experience with site reliability or DevOps (in lieu of a degree)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform to automate server provisioning and configuration management
• Knowledge of software defined networking (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, VPNs, etc.)
• Python, Bash, PowerShell (or similar) scripting experience
• Positive and strong communication skills, both written and oral

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of DevOps, site reliability engineering, or system administration experience
• Experience provisioning and managing scalable Azure cloud infrastructure using native tools and best practices
• Experience with both container and virtualization technologies
• Experience with databases and data modeling

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment, maintenance, and operations of mission critical applications and IT infrastructure supporting spacecraft and company-wide systems.
• Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using tools such as Terraform; implement integrated monitoring and alerting systems.
• Partner with software and hardware engineers to deliver highly operable, reliable, and scalable systems and pipelines; ensuring they have the tools and infrastructure needed for rapid iteration.
• Drive efforts to identify, analyze, and resolve system bottlenecks and reliability risks; lead performance tuning and long-term stability efforts.
• Rotate through the team’s on-call schedule to keep critical systems healthy and responsive.
• Occasionally travel to customer sites and other Varda locations to troubleshoot, deploy, or test critical infrastructure.

Benefits

• Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
• Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
• 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
• Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
• Health insurance, including Vision and Dental
• Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
• Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees