DevOps Engineer

You are comfortable writing automation and tooling in Python or Go.

You understand AWS IAM permissions, security best practices, and cross-account architectures.

You enjoy troubleshooting complex distributed systems and identifying root causes quickly.

Experience with tools such as Nexus, GitLab, Okta, NeuVector, Kyverno, Sumo Logic, monitoring platforms, alerting systems, or Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) is a plus.

This role is between $140,000 - $160,000 base salary.

Quarterly bonus structure

The Sphinx Space Communications team is a small, engineering focused team that prioritizes delivering quality products and learning from each other.

to join our team building a cutting edge communications platform for US government satellites.

We're looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to help take our build and deployment automation to the next level.

As a DevOps Engineer you will help build the development and deployment infrastructure used by our Space Communications team, which provides infrastructure for a wide variety of US Government satellites.

Maintain and support existing AWS-based Kubernetes infrastructure and services.

Ensure platform reliability, availability, and security across cloud environments.

Sphinx builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. Founded by engineers and technologists with deep experience across commercial and defense technology, we were frustrated by the outdated and insecure technology America's service members are forced to rely on. We're here to do better.

We’re focused on building modern, scalable products with an emphasis on using open source technologies. Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who emphasize collaboration, transparency, and individual responsibility.

Sphinx builds software to solve complex national security problems in Space. Founded by engineers and technologists with deep experience across commercial and defense technology, we were frustrated by the outdated and insecure technology America's service members are forced to rely on. We're here to do better.

We’re focused on building modern, scalable products with an emphasis on using open source technologies. Expect talented, motivated, and interesting colleagues who emphasize collaboration, transparency, and individual responsibility.