Senior Site Reliability Engineer

About K2 Space Making previously impossible missions possible

K2 Space

Building high powered satellites for a mass abundant future.

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k2space.com

51-200 employees

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Los Angeles, California

2022

Privately Held

27k LinkedIn followers

Raised $425.5M

• You will be responsible for the core infrastructure and tooling used by the
• software team and larger Engineering org as we build and fly some of the largest
• spacecraft that have ever been flown. You will create solutions that affect how
• we write, build, and test code for all aspects of vehicle software and many
• aspects of non-vehicle software. In your first six months, you will directly
• shape the software solutions of our first Mega class satellite.
• and On-Premises infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
• Update, deploy and scale our mission-critical services using industry best
• practices
• Closely collaborate with engineering teams to create highly available,
• deployable, and reliable products
• Reduce operational toil through automation, tooling, and self-service
• platforms
• Partner with other technical teams to design controls, uphold security
• standards, and proactively mitigate vulnerabilities
• Lead high-impact reliability, security, and resiliency efforts that influence
• platform strategy, elevate engineering excellence, and enable critical
• business outcomes.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or a STEM
• discipline or 5+ years of professional experience in Software Engineering,
• Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• 3+ years of Infrastructure-as-code deployment processes
• Production experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Solid understanding of networking & Linux internals

Preferred

• Experience managing core infrastructure with high availability requirements
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing, aerospace, or other adjacent
• environments
• Experience writing Terraform, Ansible, or other common Infrastructure-as-Code
• and owning the full lifecycle of infrastructure deployments
• Experience working with mission-critical and sensitive systems
• Strong programming skills in at least one language (Go, Python, or similar)
• Track record of driving technical strategy and influencing across teams

• company
• Salary will be based on several factors including, but not
• limited to: knowledge and skills, education, and experience level
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision
• coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
• If you don’t meet 100% of the preferred skills and experience, we encourage you
• to still apply! Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike
• any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
• The person hired for this role will have access to information and items
• controlled by U.S. export control regulations, including the export control