Cloud Dev Ops Spaceflight Inc.
Herndon, VA

Job Description

Clearance Requirement: The successful candidate must hold an Active TS/SCI security clearance for which the US Government Requires US Citizenship.

About Us:

Spaceflight Industries is a next-generation space company enabling access to space and redefining global intelligence.

As a division of Spaceflight Industries, BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence solutions provider that enables various organizations from different fields to task, collect, and transform data from earth observation, global sensor networks, mobile devices, and social media.

Through our services Spaceflight and BlackSky, we are enabling timely and affordable access to space while redefining how we observe our changing world. This combination of innovative satellite design, rideshare launch offerings, and geospatial intelligence services provide the insights that transform how we view ourselves and the planet on which we live.

We deliver on-demand insights about places, events, and assets that are critical to their operations. In addition, BlackSky provides satellite collection, data, and cloud based processing and analytic solutions to organizations that are capitalizing on the exponential growth or a wide range of sensor and collection platforms for delivering the next generation of GEOINT and location intelligence solutions. We proudly provide solutions to commercial and government organizations with relevant programs with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), US. Army, and U.S. Air Force Research Labs.

Join us and play your part in "using up there to make down here better."

Ready to Join Our Team?

As a Cloud DevOps Engineer, you will create innovative public and private cloud solutions for Amazon Web Services and C2S customer environments. As one of the team, you will be engaged in design and implementation efforts and you will directly be involved in the successful automated deployment of solutions that meet our customers business objectives. Your contribution matters! Meeting the customers objectives is no easy task, but you possess strong hands on experience and a wide range of enterprise infrastructure, cloud, and high-performance computing technologies to get the job done. You will have a flexible working schedule and be willing to work at our client site as well as our Herndon office and from home.

Get Set!

Your day will consist of:

* Evaluating customer requirements and crafting DevOps solutions that meet customer application, technology, and business requirements
* Developing creative solutions for automating deployment, configuration, and verification of legacy or early stage technology to cloud environments to support continuous integration of applications
* Evaluating and have a firm understanding of emerging technologies and trends for DevOps automation within cloud infrastructures
* Provide guidance on the full life cycle of cloud-based DevOps solutions including tools, technologies, and best practices for development, deployment, and maintenance of cloud hosted services
* Designing DevOps solutions and provide insights into tradeoffs in various infrastructure and application deployment, configuration, and verification strategies
* Implementing and automating DevOps continuous integration and deployment pipelines and functions using Docker, Chef/Puppet, Jenkins, Git, CircleCI

Join Us!

* In the Cloud DevOps Engineer role, you will bring:
* 5+ years of systems, integration, development, and DevOps experience
* A BS/MS or equivalent in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
* Experience designing repeatable automated solutions for deploying, configuring, and verifying cloud solutions
* Hands-on experience building, delivering, and managing cloud laaS environments using laaS platforms such as those provided by AWS, OpenStack, Rackspace, Google Cloud, Eucalyptus, and VMWare
* Experience with Domain, Docker, Chef, Jenkins, GitLab, AWS CloudFormation, S3, Route 53, EBS, ELB, EC2, and VPC
* A successful record of developing and deploying IT solutions within large enterprise organizations
* Strong communication skills
* Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
* Bonus: We would love someone with domain expertise in geospatial, mobile, or related field.

Life at BlackSky:

At BlackSky, we know the importance of work life balance. You will enjoy the ability to work in a flexible work environment. Specifically, at our Herndon Office, we have engagement events with catered lunches, drinks, and desserts. We also provide fruit and snacks daily. Did we also mention there is a free on-site gym? Apply and learn more about life at BlackSky!

Spaceflight Industries is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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