Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) ​/ DevOps Engineer

Job Overview

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!

E‑Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper‑scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly‑advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to innovate space‑based communications and deliver actionable intelligence that will expand global economies, protect space and our planet and enhance our overall quality of life.

We are seeking a Dev Ops Engineer who is eager to have an immediate impact in establishing and building out our development, testing and release platforms, taking us from square one to a sophisticated Dev Ops environment. You will be working with key engineering stakeholders across the company to ensure we follow test‑and‑release best practices, establish best‑in‑class technology and tool stacks, and keep our environments safe and secure from outside threats.

• Design, deploy, and maintain highly‑scalable, highly‑available software systems in AWS
• Architect and manage containerized applications on Amazon EKS with focus on reliability and performance
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for AWS cloud resources
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment and rollback capabilities
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, alerting and observability solutions using Cloud Watch, Prometheus and Grafana
• Ensure system reliability through SLI/SLO definition, error budgets and incident response procedures
• Collaborate directly with engineering teams to optimize application deployment and operations
• Manage deployments and scaling strategies to support mission‑critical operations
• Automate and enforce cloud security, governance and compliance controls
• Participate in on‑call rotation and lead incident response for production‑level systems

• 5+ years of experience in SRE, Dev Ops or Platform Engineering roles
• Proven experience designing and operating mission‑critical, highly‑available systems within AWS
• Advanced proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform (Open Tofu)
• Deep experience with Kubernetes, EKS, Helm and container orchestration
• Strong CI/CD pipeline development and management experience (Bitbucket preferred)
• Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting for automation
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
• Knowledge of capacity planning and performance optimization
• Experience with database operations and scaling (RDS, Aurora or similar)
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or equivalent expertise
• Experience with incident management and post‑mortem processes
• Experience with Git Ops workflows and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Experience with chaos engineering and disaster recovery planning
• Experience with Zero Trust Networking (ZTNA) or VPN solutions
• Background in aerospace, defense or other mission‑critical industries
• Strong intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning
• Exceptional attention to detail and an ownership mentality

This is a full‑time, exempt position based out of our Saratoga office. The target base pay is $100,000 – $170,000 annually. Total compensation will be determined by various factors such as your relevant job‑related knowledge, skills and experience.

We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in‑orbit activities. If that’s your experience, we’ll be immediately wow‑ed.

E‑Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.

As a member of our team, you will play a crucial…