Senior Site Reliability Engineer
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Job Location:
El Segundo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL (coming soon).
Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.
About This Role
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer youll solve challenging technical problems across a wide range of modern a software engineering mindset to ensure systems are highly operational scalable and and build infrastructure that enables rapid development from cloud-based services to embedded software running on spacecraft. Ultimately shaping Vardas infrastructure strategy and drive operational excellence across containerized and modernized environments.
- Our tech-stack includes:
- Azure
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Grafana
- InfluxDB
- Bamboo
- Windows and Linux
- Python
This is a full-time exempt position located in our El Segundo headquarters.
Responsibilities
- Lead the deployment maintenance and operations of mission critical applications and IT infrastructure supporting spacecraft and company-wide systems.
- Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using tools such as Terraform; implement integrated monitoring and alerting systems.
- Partner with software and hardware engineers to deliver highly operable reliable and scalable systems and pipelines; ensuring they have the tools and infrastructure needed for rapid iteration.
- Drive efforts to identify analyze and resolve system bottlenecks and reliability risks; lead performance tuning and long-term stability efforts.
- Rotate through the teams on-call schedule to keep critical systems healthy and responsive.
- Occasionally travel to customer sites and other Varda locations to troubleshoot deploy or test critical infrastructure.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in computer science information systems or engineering discipline; experience with site reliability or DevOps (in lieu of a degree)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform to automate server provisioning and configuration management
- Knowledge of software defined networking (VPC Subnets Firewalls VPNs etc.)
- Python Bash PowerShell (or similar) scripting experience
- Positive and strong communication skills both written and oral
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5 years of DevOps site reliability engineering or system administration experience
- Experience provisioning and managing scalable Azure cloud infrastructure using native tools and best practices
- Experience with both container and virtualization technologies
- Experience with databases and data modeling
Additional Requirements
- Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs. for duties such as delivering computers unpacking and rack-mounting equipment etc.
Pay Range
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer: 133000.00 - $17000.00/per year
- This role ison-sitein El Segundo CA
- Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
- You will be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.)
Learn more about the ITAR here.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
E-Verify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theE-Verifyprogram.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Kubernetes
- FMEA
- Continuous Improvement
- Elasticsearch
- Go
- Root cause Analysis
- Maximo
- CMMS
- Maintenance
- Mechanical Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Troubleshooting
About Company
Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform.
