Team Lead - Cloud Infrastructure Team

Wanna join the adventure?

Loft Orbital is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. We’re a close‑knit team of space enthusiasts, software experts, and cutting‑edge technologists, all working together to make space simple for our customers.

As a passionate and experienced

Team Lead

for our Cloud Infrastructure Team, you will play a mission‑critical leadership position, overseeing a dynamic group of cloud engineers responsible for building and maintaining the cloud‑based ground segment that powers our rapidly expanding constellation of satellites.

You will set the technical direction, foster collaboration across teams, champion DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices, and directly contribute to our mission of making access to space fast, simple, and reliable.

This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who thrives in high‑growth environments, enjoys technical challenges at scale, and is passionate about mentorship, reliability, and innovation.

About the Role

Lead, mentor, and grow

a team of highly skilled

cloud infrastructure engineers .

Own and run daily team operations , including

standups ,

sprint planning ,

retrospectives , and

sync meetings

to ensure

clear priorities ,

high execution velocity , and

smooth communication .

Foster a

culture of technical excellence ,

continuous learning ,

psychological safety , and

collaborative problem solving .

Define and communicate the team's

mission, vision, and goals

aligned with Loft Orbital’s broader

business objectives .

Champion a

DevOps / SRE mindset

across the company, promoting ownership of

reliability ,

scalability , and

security .

Set and drive the

cloud infrastructure strategy , ensuring systems are

secure ,

scalable , and

cost‑effective .

Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of

multi‑cloud solutions

( AWS ,

GCP ,

Azure ) supporting highly reliable

satellite operations .

Champion

Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) ,

cloud automation ,

observability , and

continuous integration / delivery pipelines .

Establish and maintain best practices for

incident management ,

disaster recovery ,

monitoring , and

alerting .

Lead

cloud cost optimisation

efforts, balancing

innovation

with

operational efficiency .

Partner closely with

Software Engineering ,

Security ,

Satellite Operations , and

Mission teams

to ensure our ground infrastructure meets

mission‑critical requirements .

Influence

architecture

and

operational processes

across teams to align with

infrastructure

and

reliability goals .

Drive

Agile delivery practices

within the Cloud Infrastructure Team and support broader engineering initiatives.

Must Haves

Proven

leadership experience

managing and scaling

high‑performing cloud infrastructure

or

SRE teams .

Hands‑on experience

running team ceremonies

( daily standups ,

sprint planning ,

backlog grooming ,

retrospectives ) and ensuring effective

Agile practices .

Agile project management

experience, delivering complex

infrastructure projects

in a

fast‑paced environment .

Strong expertise in

public cloud platforms

( AWS ,

GCP ) and

cloud‑native technologies .

Hands‑on experience with :

Infrastructure‑as‑Code

(e.g.,

Terraform )

Kubernetes

and

container orchestration

CI / CD tools and pipelines

(e.g.,

GitLab CI ,

ArgoCD )

Observability stacks

( Prometheus ,

Grafana ,

Loki )

Strong background in

automation , scripting ( Python ,

Go , or similar), and modern

DevOps practices .

Excellent

collaboration

and

communication skills ; able to work effectively with

engineers ,

product managers , and

leadership .

Experience managing

cloud security

and

compliance

considerations.

Nice to Haves

Experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g.,

aerospace ,

defense ,

critical infrastructure ).

FinOps

experience managing

cloud cost visibility

and

optimisation strategies .

Hybrid infrastructure

(cloud and on‑prem) management experience.

Prior work with

Satellite Operations ,

Mission Planning , or

Space Systems Engineering .

Familiarity with

GitOps methodologies

(ArgoCD, Flux).

$140,250 - $190,000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $140,250- $190,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate 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.

• Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft : Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and flexible way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end‑to‑end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, in‑orbit demonstrations, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years‑long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 25 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close‑knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

We value kind, supportive and team‑oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international, you will need strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.

With 4 satellites on‑orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

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