DevOps Infrastructure Engineer

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small, passionate, and growing team of experts, you will provide the data necessary to design, build, and launch rockets faster, cheaper, and with continually higher quality. We accomplish this by building state-of-the-art software and analyzing data to uncover patterns for quick decision-making. We design systems that track millions of physical parts and complex manufacturing activities in remote locations. We build systems that process massive amounts of data and engineering tools that enable rapid design and iteration. We are seeking team members of all backgrounds who are passionate about space and who have a strong desire to serve on a team that is the backbone of the company.

As a DevOps Infrastructure Engineer, you will work on rewarding problems and interesting technologies. You will bring a software engineering approach to ensuring our systems are operational and scalable. You will implement the infrastructure that allows for rapid development and iteration of software throughout the company, including distributed systems and embedded software onboard our rockets and space vehicles. You will make decisions and implement systems that affect the productivity of rocket scientists and engineers and support the BEARS team's DevOps, CI/CD, and pipelining requirements.

Our Tech Stack Includes: - Amazon Web Services - Kubernetes and Docker - Datadog - GitLab - Linux - Terraform - Ansible - Java, JavaScript, and Python

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, you'll assist in the development of Blue Origin's data strategy and help deploy standard processes for teams working on data science problems. This role requires a passion for our mission and vision and will assist in contributing to emerging technology and data practices of the business, technical breadth and depth with a strong understanding of emerging trends, a strong bias for automation, humility and the willingness to operate in unfamiliar domains, and a strong "customer first" personality and desire to be a subject matter expert.

This position is open to be filled in our Kent, WA location.

Become part of a team where your contributions will not only further your own career but also directly advance the frontiers of space exploration.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of software - from inception and design, through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Support services before they go-live through activities such as system design, consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and software launch reviews.
• Maintain software once it is live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Be responsible for infrastructure and system administration of key BEARS products and tools
• Own centralizing, standardizing, and cost-savings related to BEARS infrastructure
• Establish standard methodologies for CI/CD, deployments, and standard methodologies for BEARS deployments
• Scale systems sustainably through DevOps, automation, and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability, scalability, and velocity.
• Practice sustainable incident response and blameless postmortems.
• Configure, deploy, scale, and administer open-source and commercial software.

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
• Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience.
• Understanding of and experience with modern software development practices.
• Interest in analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems.
• Familiarity with "infrastructure as code" and technologies used to achieve this.
• Knowledge of software-defined networking (VPC, Subnets, Firewalls, VPNs, etc.).
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (such as Docker) and orchestration platforms (such as Kubernetes).
• Experience in one or more of the following: Java, Python, JavaScript, C, or C++.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

• Experience with relational or non-relational databases, including configuring, deploying, scaling, and troubleshooting.
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with strong communication skills and a sense of ownership and drive.

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Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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