Director Cloud Infrastructure
Director Cloud Infrastructure
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12-04-2025
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$ 250000 - 350000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
12-04-2025
Job Description
Wanna join the adventure
Loft Orbital builds a space infrastructure providing a fast & simple path to orbit. We operate satellites fly customer payloads onboard and handle the entire mission from initial concept through inorbit operations significantly reducing the leadtime and risk of a traditional space mission. As part of the cloud infrastructure team you will be responsible for keeping our ground segment infrastructure reliable scalable and maintainable. Youll work on cuttingedge technology and help build a modern automated space infrastructure.
Today Loft has a high performing Site Reliability Engineering team and we are looking to further expand the scope of Cloud Infrastructure at Loft to grow the team and expand its charter. Loft Orbital is seeking a Director Cloud Infrastructure to lead the newlyexpanded Cloud Infrastructure team. In this role you will be responsible for the development and operation of our cloudbased infrastructure ensuring scalability security and efficiency. You will drive innovation in cloud automation InfrastructureasCode (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to support our mission of simplifying space access.
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60 of the criteria women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100 of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.
About This Role:
- Lead and develop a high performing team of Cloud engineers fostering a culture of high performance collaboration innovation and continuous improvement.
- Defining and executing a strategic vision and roadmap for Loft Orbitals cloud infrastructure ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Overseeing the design deployment and maintenance of publiccloud solutions (AWS Azure GCP) to optimize performance reliability and cost.
- Championing further adoption of best practices in cloud engineering such as deployment automation and InfrastructureasCode (IaC)
- Leading automation initiatives to enhance deployment monitoring and incident response processes.
- Collaborating crossfunctionally with software security and hardware teams to enhance our platforms reliability and scalability.
- Optimizing cloud usage and costs by implementing effective costmanagement practices and budgeting to align with company objectives.
- Ensuring adherence to SRE best practices including observability alerting disaster recovery and incident management frameworks.
- Leveraging Agile methodologies for infrastructure project planning and .
- Mentor and develop team members focusing on skills advancement career growth and knowledge sharing.
Must Haves:
- Proven people management experience with an emphasis on developing talent and fostering a highperforming collaborative culture.
- Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) CI/CDdriven development and release management.
- Strong experience with InfrastructureasCode (IaC) using Terraform or similar tools.
- Deep knowledge of containerization container management and orchestration tools (e.g. Kubernetes Docker).
- Strong understanding of automation principles and experience implementing automated deployment pipelines.
- Ability to work crossfunctionally with diverse technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
- Experience leading Agile teams and driving Agile project delivery.
- Proficiency in cloud cost estimation and optimization.
- Familiarity with observability stacks (e.g. Prometheus Grafana) and best practices in incident management and SRE methodologies.
Nice to Haves:
- Strong security knowledge in cloud infrastructure and best practices for secure deployments.
- Experience in compliance frameworks
- Handson software development experience in Python Go or similar languages.
- Experience working with hybrid cloud and onpremises infrastructure solutions.
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- 100 companypaid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100 employer paid Life AD&D ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and familyforming benefits with financial support
- Offsites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
$250000 $350000 a year
State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $250000 $350000 per year in Colorado and San Francisco which is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What wecantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.
Who We Are
Our standard interface enables us to fly multiple customer payloads on the same satellite with capabilities such as earth imagery weather & climate /science data collection IoT connectivity inorbit demonstrations and national security missions. Our customers trust us to manage their space infrastructure so they can focus on what matters most to them: operating their mission and collecting their data.
At Loft youll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges but with a closeknit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.
We value kind supportive and teamoriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international you will need strong English skills to better collaborate easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.
With 4 satellites onorbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
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