Engineering Manager, DevOps

Engineering Manager, DevOps

A new space race has begun. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build innovative technology that solves the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges for space security and sustainability.

The peaceful use of space is essential for continued prosperity on Earthfrom communications and finance to navigation and logistics. True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

Your Mission

Software is the central nervous system of True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. It connects military objectives, astrodynamics, and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems operating in contested environments.

As a DevOps Engineering Manager, you will lead and scale a high-impact team responsible for the reliability, security, and evolution of our cloud and deployment infrastructure. You will be accountable for your team's technical output while remaining hands-on with architecture decisions and complex problem-solving. This role partners closely with software, security, and product leadership to ensure we deliver resilient, compliant, and mission-ready systems at startup speed.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision, mentorship, and performance management for a team of DevOps engineers across experience levels.
• Scope, prioritize, and plan the team's work in partnership with engineering, security, and functional leadership.
• Translate objective-based assignments into executable plans, allocating resources to meet schedules, milestones, and mission goals.
• Establish and evolve team processes, standards, and operating procedures that impact multiple disciplines.
• Support hiring, onboarding, career development, and workforce planning to scale the function responsibly.
• Own the design, deployment, scaling, and operational excellence of cloud-native infrastructure, primarily on Azure, with exposure to multi-cloud environments as needed.
• Lead the development and maturation of CI / CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions to enable reliable, repeatable, and secure software delivery.
• Oversee Kubernetes-based platforms (AKS), including cluster architecture, Helm-based deployments, cost optimization, and performance tuning.
• Set standards and best practices for Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including module design, state management, and environment isolation.
• Partner closely with security teams to proactively embed security and compliance into infrastructure design, supporting requirements such as GovCloud, CMMC, or FedRAMP.
• Establish and maintain production-grade monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) to ensure system resilience and rapid incident response.
• Guide deployments into challenging customer and operational environments, representing True Anomaly with technical credibility and confidence.
• Remain engaged in hands-on problem-solving, particularly for architecture reviews, complex debugging, and high-risk deployments.

Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Compensation

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations : job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Additional Requirements

This position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us.