Senior DevOps Engineer
At a glance
Senior DevOps & Release role at True Anomaly. Denver · $150,000–$225,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build and maintain CI/CD workflows that make software development and releases more consistent
- Run Kubernetes deployments and scaling, weighing application performance alongside infrastructure cost
- Provision Azure cloud resources with Terraform modules and state management, while maintaining security standards
- Work with security teams on compliant infrastructure, and help developers troubleshoot deployments and performance
- Prepare secure Docker images for flight software and support customer deployments in challenging environments
What you bring
- At least six years working in DevOps and cloud infrastructure
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, plus production experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructure
- Hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes, especially AKS and Helm, and Terraform practices
- Experience with Linux, containers, CI/CD pipelines, production monitoring, networking, and scripting
Who this fits
This senior role suits someone who enjoys practical design and debugging work across cloud infrastructure, deployments, and security. It is fully on-site, with daily attendance at the Denver or Long Beach office; you must live nearby or be able to commute. U.S. government technology rules require U.S. citizenship, permanent residence, protected-individual status, or eligibility for the necessary authorizations.
From the employer
Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.
OUR MISSION
True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.
OUR VALUES
- Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
- What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
- It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.
BENEFITS & PERKS*
- Best-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options
- Generous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave
- Fuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees
- And more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays
- Equity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.
*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles
YOUR MISSION
Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly’s engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a highly experienced Senior Devops Engineer to contribute to the continuing evolution of our complex spacecraft modeling and simulation software.
You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You’ll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Establish and sustain continuous integration and deployment processes utilizing CI/CD tools to streamline and mature development workflows
- Oversee the deployment, scaling and management of applications using Kubernetes ensuring optimal architecture and functionality while also keeping cost as a factor
- Design and manage cloud-based solutions, primarily on Azure, while also being adept with other cloud platforms while upholding security standards and maturing cloud infrastructure
- Utilize Terraform for the provisioning and management of cloud resources through usage of modules and state management
- Work closely with security teams to fortify the security of our infrastructure and applying security principles that adhere to compliance standards. We embrace being proactive rather than being reactive
- Implement and oversee monitoring and logging solutions
- Assist software development teams by troubleshooting, optimizing performance and applying software deployment best practices ensuring mission success
- Deploy our application into challenging environments while working with the customer to ensure a smooth deployment representing True Anomaly with confidence
- Responsible for actively engaging in problem-solving, with a focus on practical involvement at both the design and debugging stages
- Enhancing and building Docker images to support a production flight environment securely
- Experimenting with the latest development tools to see if they meet the needs of our team
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- 6 years of DevOps and cloud experience
- Experience with any flavor of Linux
- Experiences with containers and container orchestration
- Experience in setting up and maintaining continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines with tools such as GitHub Actions
- Experience setting up and administrating monitoring tools like with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, etc.
- Production experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructure
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes, specifically AKS and Helm
- Strong understanding of terraform use cases and best practices
- Experience setting up production grade networking with hybrid clouds
- Intimate knowledge of certain protocols such as TCP, HTTP(S), etc.
- Experience with any scripting language (Bash, Python, etc)
- Azure, AWS or GCP cloud certification
- Security and compliance understanding in a DevOps context
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience in GovCloud environments (Bonus for Azure)
- Experience in the Space, Defense, or similar industry
- Experience going through DoD compliance certifications like CMMC or FedRamp
- Understands the balance and tension between moving quickly at a startup and building a mature flight environment
COMPENSATION
- Base Salary: $150,000 - $225,000
- Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave
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
- Work Location—This is a fully onsite role. Candidates must be based in or able to commute to our Denver or Long Beach office daily.
- Work environment—the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.
- Physical demands—the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.
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 know.