Senior Infrastructure & Platform Engineer

At Stoke we believe a thriving space economy will enable a vibrant sustainable and equitable future here on Earth. That is why were building Nova our fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicle. Designed for daily flight Nova tackles the core challenges of space transportation by reducing cost increasing availability and improving reliability. By radically lowering launch costs and increasing flight cadence were helping create a truly scalable space industry.

Our team is mission-driven collaborative and empowered to take ownership of their work. If you want to work alongside some of the most dedicated and talented people on Earth wed love to have you join us.

Description

Reusable launch systems are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. Just as our rocket systems are designed to be reliable automated and efficient our infrastructure must embody these same principles to enable our engineeringteams to move fast while maintaining the highest standards of security and compliance.

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure & Platform Engineer to own and evolve the foundational infrastructure that powers Stokes engineering operations. You will be responsible for AWS GovCloud and commercial cloud architecture Infrastructure as Code development GitHub Enterprise Server operations and the platform engineering systems that enable our teams to build rockets. This role requires deep technical expertise in AWS networking security compliance (ITAR/FedRAMP) and automation combined with a passion for building reliable self-service infrastructure that scales with our mission.

You will work closely with engineering teams across Stoke to understand their infrastructure needs design and implement robust solutions using Pulumi and TypeScript and build the tools and automation that make infrastructure operations seamless. This is a high-impact role where your work directly enables rocket development test operations and mission-critical systems.

You must be ready to stay focused move quickly self-direct and learn on the fly.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain Pulumi projects across multiple AWS accounts using TypeScript implementing best practices for modularity testing and deployment automation
• Own the administration scaling and reliability of our self-hosted GitHubEnterprise Server instance and custom ephemeral runner system built onAWS Spot Fleet
• Design and implement AWS architectures across GovCloud and commercialregions including VPC design Transit Gateway networking VPNconnectivity and cross-account access patterns
• Implement and maintain infrastructure controls for ITAR and FedRAMPcompliance including IAM policies KMS encryption CloudTrail auditlogging VPC security and network segmentation
• Build self-service tools and automation for internal developers includingCI/CD integrations developer portal infrastructure and workflowautomation systems
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines including 100 GitHub Actionsworkflows; implement OIDC authentication for secure cloud deployments;optimize build and deployment pipelines
• Design and implement multi-region network architectures includingTransit Gateway peering site-to-site VPNs routing policies NACLs andsecurity group strategies
• Operate container platforms across Docker ECS/Fargate and EKS includingimage management and runtime security
• Implement comprehensive monitoring and alerting (CloudWatch Datadog)perform cost analysis and optimization and establish operationalexcellence practices
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues across the stack respond to securityevents and implement post-incident improvements to prevent recurrence
• Produce clear technical documentation runbooks and architecturaldecision records; mentor team members on infrastructure best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• 58 years of experience in infrastructure engineering platformengineering DevOps or site reliability engineering roles
• Proven track record of designing and implementing production AWSinfrastructure at scale
• Experience working with security and compliance requirements (ITARFedRAMP SOC 2 or similar frameworks)
• Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Pulumi (TypeScriptpreferred)
• Deep experience with AWS GovCloud and core services including EC2 VPCIAM KMS S3 Lambda RDS ECS/Fargate CloudWatch and CloudTrail
• Strong understanding of VPC design subnets routing tables TransitGateway VPNs security groups NACLs and network security principles
• Comfortable with command-line tools shell scripting system services andtroubleshooting
• Experience with Git workflows GitHub Actions workflow automation andOIDC-based authentication
• Practical experience building deploying and troubleshootingcontainerized applications
• Strong understanding of IAM least-privilege principles encryption at restand in transit audit logging and defense-in-depth strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience implementing and maintaining compliant infrastructure
• Experience with container orchestration Helm charts service mesh and cluster operations
• Experience designing for high availability disaster recovery and cross-region replication
• Experience with security group chaining network segmentation egressfiltering and Zero Trust architectures
• Experience with distributed tracing metrics aggregation log analysis andSLO/SLI frameworks
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts todiverse audiences
• Passion for learning new technologies and sharing knowledge withteammates

Benefits

• Equity We know that our employees are the reason we succeed. To give everyone a stake in our future we are pleased to offer equity in the form of stock options to all regular full-time employees.
• Comprehensive benefits program including subsidized medical dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• 4 weeks Paid Time Off
• Holidays 10 days (including an end-of-year closure)
• Paid Family/Parental Leave
• On-site gym or monthly wellness stipend (depending on location)
• Dog friendly offices!

Compensation

Target Levels:

• Level 3 Range: $154350 - $231525
• Level 4 Range: $192885 - $289380

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis.

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Opportunity

The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer including with respect to disability and veteran status. It is committed to compliance with all equal opportunity laws including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII. It does not discriminate on the basis of nationality race citizenship immigration status or any other protected class when it comes to employment practices including hiring.

Employment at the Company is contingent upon satisfactory completion of reference and background checks and on your ability to prove your identity and authorization to work in the U.S. for the Company. Employees must comply with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services employment verification requirements and therefore they must complete an Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 at the start of employment and re-verify authorization to work periodically.

Separate from this I-9 process this position entails access to certain technology and technical data that is restricted under U.S. export control laws and regulations. Employment or continued employment may be conditioned on your legal authorization to work with or have access to export control materials as necessary to perform your job.

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