Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SES Space & Defense is a global leader in satellite-enabled connectivity, delivering secure and reliable technology solutions. The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, develop, and deploy cloud-native solutions for mission-critical government programs, focusing on automation and systems integration.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, analyze, document, and support testing of products, systems, and subsystems
- Complete technical projects independently while mentoring and coaching other engineers
- Communicate effectively with program management, engineering teams, and customers as required
- Develop and maintain component specifications, subsystem documentation, and material requirements
- Coordinate technical activities and progress with engineering leadership, technical staff, and support personnel
- Support, communicate, reinforce, and defend the mission, values, and culture of the organization
- Partner with engineering and operations teams to define solution architectures supporting hybrid, on-premise, and cloud-native applications
- Build Terraform scripts to automate deployment of services, applications, and infrastructure updates across cloud and on-premise environments
- Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitLab
- Define and document deployment standards and operational procedures for Azure, hybrid, and on-premise environments
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with a minimum of 5 years of experience
- Five or more years of experience with Azure or AWS cloud development using Golang, Python, .NET Core, or similar technologies
- Five or more years of experience designing relational and/or time-series database architectures
- Strong understanding of modern technologies, software design principles, and software development lifecycle methodologies
- Hands-on experience with Azure and hybrid-cloud environments
- Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks
- Extensive infrastructure-as-code experience utilizing Terraform and Ansible, including development of custom modules and support of large-scale codebases
- Strong understanding of containers and container orchestration technologies
- Knowledge of security standards, controls, and secure development practices
- Ability to design and deliver solutions across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise infrastructures based on program requirements
- Active Secret clearance or the ability and willingness to obtain one preferred
- Exposure to Network Management Systems such as ScienceLogic SL1 preferred
- Experience with streaming data architectures or message queuing technologies preferred
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized application environments preferred
- Experience within the SATCOM industry preferred
- Experience supporting Federal Government and DoD programs preferred
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