DevOps - Platform and Reliability Engineer
Cognitive Space
We are looking for a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to join our forward-thinking team and someone who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. You will play a key role in advancing our CNTIENT platform with state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms and models. A successful DevOps engineer for this role will be able to fulfill both the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) requirements of a cloud-based SaaS company, and the Platform Engineering principles of developer enablement.
Location
Houston – hybrid in the office 2-3 times a week
What you will be doing
- Manage and administer our AWS cloud infrastructure across multiple accounts, leveraging Terraform and AWS best practices.
- Oversee and maintain multiple EKS clusters, utilizing ArgoCD and Helm for deployments.
- Lead efforts in logging, monitoring, and alerting to ensure system reliability and performance.
- Own and optimize GitLab CI/CD pipelines, collaborating closely with developers to meet evolving needs.
- Stay engaged with new greenfield initiatives, providing input and expertise in solution architecture.
- When required, build and deliver on-premises versions of our products for government customers.
- US Citizenship, Permanent Resident (Green) Card.
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field: Computer Science, Engineering, etc. or equivalent work experience.
- 2-4 years of professional experience as a SRE, Platform Engineer, or Cloud Engineer emphasizing security best practices.
- Hands-on experience running and scaling apps with Kubernetes and Docker.
- Strong knowledge of AWS (certification preferred).
- Experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform.
- Familiarity with GitOps workflows and packaging apps using Helm.
- Skills in observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki.
- Proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and scripting and experience working with PostgreSQL databases.
- Familiarity with government security and compliance frameworks and applying DevSecOps best practices for secure infrastructure and deployments.
One of the most interesting aspects of working at a startup company is gaining equity, which means our success is your success. In addition to equity in the form of options, we also offer:
- Flexible Time-Off policy and company holidays
- Cost-effective health care, dental, and vision with company contributions
- 401k matching plan with company match
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
$100,000 - $135,000
We value job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience. That’s why we will determine your actual level and base salary on a case-by-case basis, considering these factors. We believe this will ensure fair and competitive compensation for you.
Company Information:
Cognitive Space is delivering next-generation AI systems for the space industry through its CNTIENT platform, supporting several US Government agencies and the global space market. The company is unlocking the full use of space through AI for national security and economic prosperity in satellite operations, network management, and geospatial collections.
Cognitive Space Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Cogntive Space Inc. does not discriminate in employment with regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service or any other characteristic protected by law.
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