Advanced Space

The team at Advanced Space is leading humanity back to the Moon and pioneering innovative solutions in the space industry. Based in Westminster Colorado, this incredible team is looking for a skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer.  Responsibilities include architecting cloud-based DevOps solutions, selecting appropriate toolsets, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes clusters. Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space and operates with four core values: We are customer obsessed and mission focused; when we see it, we solve it; we are one team, motivated by our vision; and we bring technical excellence and inexhaustible curiosity.

Responsibilities:

• Administer AWS accounts, providing user and infrastructure support to Aerospace and Software engineers, following principles of least privileges, just in time permissions, and microsegmentation
• Support devops, data, software engineers, and project managers with infrastructure creation following best practices for secure and stable cloud systems
• Provide linux system administration on AWS systems
• Plan and carry out routine upgrades of AWS systems, taking care to notify the company and plan appropriately to minimize downtime
• Plan and carry out routine patching of AWS systems, taking care to notify the company and plan appropriately to minimize downtime
• Assist in planning and execution of cloud security enhancement projects
• Sandbox environments as needed for upgrades, patching, architecture tests, or architectural design
• Monitor cloud systems, responding to alerts for security incidences
• Implement disaster recovery plans for cloud resources
• Follow principles of least privileges, just in time, and zero trust for cloud, user, and infrastructure, projects and tasks
• Communicate effectively with a variety of engineers and professions across the company including: project managers, IT helpdesk, software, aerospace, devops, and business people

 Requirements:

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in engineering or a related technical field or relevant experience in lieu of education
• AWS certification
• 1+ years of experience with AWS
• 1+ years of experience with system administration
• Experience working with AWS IAM, ec2, s3, vpc, security groups, CloudWatch.  Nice to have: Experience with EKS, documentdb
• Comfortable with basic linux administration and able to learn any administration tasks they don't already know
• An interest in implementing best practices
• Comfortable running infrastructure automation and interest in creating it

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base Salary Range – $80,620 - $ 118,594 based on role, employee experience, and location
• Signing bonus
• Quarterly Performance bonuses
• Company provided health insurance and 401K plan upon eligibility
• Unlimited vacation time and extensive flexibility
• Relocation Assistance

Eligibility Requirements

• Ability to work in the Westminster, CO office 3-5 days/week.
• Applicants must be a US Person (citizen or Green Card Holder/permanent resident, or protected individual
• Must be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance

About the company:
Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space. supports the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space through software and services that leverage unique subject matter expertise. Our core business is focused on supporting and improving mission planning and operations. Advanced Space has core technical competencies in dynamics, estimation, and control which are leveraged by a dynamic, flexible, and agile team with cross domain knowledge. The company is actively supporting mission and cutting-edge capabilities spanning commercial, civil, and national security customers. We have a small team that works collaboratively across projects, we provide flexibility, and we provide an opportunity for passionate employees to contribute directly to meaningful projects. Advanced Space is dedicated to improving flight dynamics, technology development and expedited turn-key missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

Advanced Space, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
Advanced Space, LLC recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.