What are the responsibilities and job description for the DevOps Engineer position at Ursa Space Systems?
DevOps Engineer
About Ursa Space Systems
Ursa Space Systems is building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global intelligence to organizations worldwide. Through our SAR/EO/RF satellite network and data fusion expertise, Ursa Space detects real-time changes in the physical world to expand transparency. In addition, our subscription and custom services enable organizations to access satellite imagery and analytic results with no geographic, political, or weather-related limitations.
Job Summary
Ursa Space Systems is building ground-breaking solutions to deliver global economic intelligence to organizations around the world. Through our radar satellite network and data fusion expertise, Ursa Space detects real-time changes in the physical world to expand transparency. Our subscription and custom services enable you to access satellite imagery and analytic results with no geographic, political or weather-related limitations.
Ursa is looking for a skilled DevOps Engineer to join our growing team! There is a lot of cross-pollination here at Ursa Space. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly-skilled engineers, working on a variety of projects. There are no egos here - we are looking for the best ideas and are eager to hear your input!
In this position you would be responsible for applying DevOps best practices across the company to streamline how our teams develop, deploy, and operate applications. You will work closely with software engineers to improve the developer experience, automate away toil, and build observability into our systems.
The DevOps Engineer position is fully remote. This position is exempt and not eligible for overtime pay and will report to the Systems Engineer.
Roles and Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have experience with a variety of operating systems in cloud and server environments, with a focus on Amazon Web Services.
Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to)
- Manage resources in Amazon Web Services and Google Workspace
- Coordinate with Ursa customers and vendors to facilitate exchange of data
- Work with Ursa security consultants to maintain and improve Ursa’s IT security posture
- Deploy and maintain infrastructure as code
- Establish and maintain access control systems
- Provide automated build support using Git
- Automate repetitive tasks where possible
- Learn new technologies
- Participate in design discussions and code reviews
- Communicate effectively and collaborate frequently with peers
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications
You should be familiar with some of these; however, you are not expected to be an expert in all:
- Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Amazon Linux)
- Amazon Web Services
- Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, Helm)
- Kubernetes, Docker, at-scale deployments
- CI/CD pipelines
- Google Workspace / Microsoft 365
- Documentation platforms (Confluence or other wiki tools)
- Ticketing systems (Jira, ConnectWise, ZenDesk, etc)
- Networking/Systems Administration
- Scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Bonus qualifications:
These are skills that we are always looking for but are not required:
- Interacting with RESTful APIs
- Systems architecture
- NoSQL and SQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, MySQL)
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- Java microservices
- Scrum Master
Benefits and Perks
Competitive compensation
Flexible PTO
Stock Options
401(k) Match
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid Holidays
And more...
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We look forward to hearing from you!
One of our company values is to empower diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Ursa Space Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
