Staff DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

The future of aerospace and defense starts here.

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.

Ursa Major was founded to address a critical shortfall in the U.S. industrial base and bring a new model to aerospace and defense systems : we design and manufacture the world's leading propulsion systems for space, hypersonic applications, and missile systems. Our products and technologies require an extraordinary team. A team that will mold tomorrow's technologies while deploying today's best. We are an intrinsically motivated team that has a passion for solving problems and empowering each other every day to develop our skills, knowing that there is always room for growth.

DevOps at Ursa Major is a small team. To grow our impact, we provide self-service tools and teach other teams how to work with compute infrastructure using modern approaches. We work with Azure and AWS as our Cloud providers, we have on-premise Kubernetes clusters, and we offer our skillsets to teams to solve other problems such as configuring and supporting some desktop tooling. As we are a small team, the role requires a willingness to learn a technical surface area that can seem large. Recent tasks have included designing and building Windows-based GitHub ephemeral build runners, automating the building of zero-trust compatible Docker base images, building observability dashboards for nginx errors in both on-premise and cloud Kubernetes, understanding how to deploy FedRAMP-moderate AI tooling, and working with cybersecurity to design and implement CUI-appropriate infrastructure as code workflows.

The Staff-level DevOps Engineer joins as we are inflecting from small-team approaches to mature solutions, setting ourselves up for the next several years of infrastructure success. In this vein, we are looking for an engineer who will help us to grow, such as designing a more mature Terraform approach for scalability, an engineer who will have opinions on how to improve our Kubernetes deployment and management strategies, and how to deliver on the promise of our observability tooling. This role requires not only advanced technical competencies but also strong leadership qualities and the ability to mentor and upskill others. The ideal candidate will be adept at solving the most complex issues, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a collaborative and accountable team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership :

Lead the evolution of our Terraform codebase from ad-hoc configurations to a scalable and secure IaC architecture that scales across environments and teams.

Design and evolve the foundational patterns for CI / CD pipelines, and runtime environments across cloud and on-prem platforms.

Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

On-premise and cloud-hosted Kubernetes, along with container tooling

Additional Notes

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $145,000 - $175,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we are evaluating individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Classification : Full-time Exempt

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Benefits Include : (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)

How To Apply :

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

NOTE : Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

US CITIZENSHIP, PERMANENT RESIDENCY, REFUGEE OR ASYLUM STATUS IS REQUIRED.

Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

We're an equal-opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

No outside recruiters, please.