Turion Space is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our platform engineering team. While our current infrastructure primarily uses AWS, we're building our platform and products with infrastructure agnosticism in mind - whether cloud or on-premises. This role offers an opportunity to both support our existing AWS infrastructure while designing and implementing portable solutions that could run anywhere. While our long-term focus is on building internal developer platforms and self-service tools, we currently maintain a hands-on role in supporting our development teams with their DevOps needs. This dual responsibility offers an excellent opportunity to both build platform capabilities while gaining practical experience with the challenges we're aiming to solve.

Application Deadline: December 29, 2024
Department: Application Software
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Irvine, California
Workplace type: Onsite
Compensation: $115,000 - $140,000 / year
Reporting To: Jon Molina

Key Responsibilities

Platform Development:

Help design and implement infrastructure-agnostic internal developer platforms and self-service tools
Assist in creating abstraction layers and interfaces for infrastructure portability
Contribute to building and maintaining reusable infrastructure components and templates
Support the development of platform APIs and tools
Help implement cloud-agnostic observability and monitoring solutions
Assist in creating standardized deployment patterns and workflows
Support and improve our container orchestration platform
Contribute to platform documentation and training materials
Collaborate with development teams to understand their needs

Immediate Impact:

Support development teams with their current CI/CD and deployment needs in AWS
Manage and maintain existing AWS infrastructure and deployment pipelines
Assist with immediate production issues and deployments
Help teams design cloud-agnostic solutions while working within current AWS constraints
Help teams with their cloud infrastructure and containerization needs
Participate in on-call rotations for both platform and production support

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Personnel Security Clearance (PCL)
3+ years of experience in software development, DevOps, or platform engineering
Strong understanding of infrastructure-agnostic design principles and containerization
Experience with infrastructure as code (AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar)
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Basic understanding of API design and development
Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
Experience with at least one programming language (Python, TypeScript, or Go)
Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively
Basic understanding of security best practices in cloud environments
Physical ability to occasionally work with server equipment (lifting up to 50 pounds, rack mounting)

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Experience building portable, cloud-agnostic solutions
Experience building internal tools or platforms for developer use
Knowledge of multiple cloud providers and their differences
Familiarity with platform engineering concepts and internal developer platforms
Experience with abstraction patterns and API design
Familiarity with infrastructure portability challenges and solutions
Experience with service mesh technologies and microservices architectures
Understanding of developer experience (DX) principles
Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools
Experience with cross-cloud observability platforms and practices
Eagerness to learn and contribute to open-source projects

ITAR Requirements:

This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Benefits

Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Retirement Plans: Access to a 401(k) plan.
Paid Time Off: Generous vacation days, personal days, and holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training, workshops, and courses to advance your skills and career growth.
Team Building Activities: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities to foster a positive work environment.
Diverse and Inclusive Culture: A commitment to diversity and inclusion, with initiatives to support a welcoming and equitable work environment.

Turion Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Turion Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status. Applicants wishing to view a copy of Turion’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department.

About Turion Space

Turion Space was founded with the vision of propelling humanity toward an interplanetary future. To realize this vision, we are developing cutting-edge spacecraft focused on space transport, orbital debris removal, and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) to ensure ongoing value creation. Our mission centers on advancing spacecraft for low-earth orbit (LEO) and enhancing SDA, which are essential for both current space operations and future interplanetary exploration. By prioritizing high delta-V per dollar, we aim to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness in space transportation. We successfully launched our DROID.001 satellite in June 2023, with DROID.002 and DROID.003 scheduled for 2025.

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