K2 Space

K2 Space

Senior Cloud Engineer

Los Angeles, California, USA · Senior · full-time

Sponsorship not specified$165k-$215kDetected 65 days ago
PythonBashPowerShellAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDDevOpsMachine LearningMLOpsCybersecurityNetwork SecurityIncident ResponseFirewallCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Our enterprise software team builds the digital backbone that powers K2 Space's satellite design, manufacturing, and mission operations.
  • We develop tools that connect engineering, production, and mission control into a seamless ecosystem - enabling our hardware to get from concept to orbit faster than ever before.
  • As we continue to grow, we're looking for a Cloud Engineer who shares our vision: someone who doesn't just maintain cloud infrastructure - but thinks deeply about scalability, security, reliability, and how cloud systems power space-grade engineering and operations.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement infrastructure-as-code (IaC) automation (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, etc.), CI/CD pipelines, configuration management, and other automation tooling to enable rapid, reproducible, and secure deployments.
  • Establish and manage identity and access management (IAM), role-based access, encryption, network security, secrets management, and compliance controls.
  • Perform security assessments, threat modeling, vulnerability scans, compliance audits; develop mitigation strategies and drive best practices.
  • Building a spacecraft unlike any other requires a team unlike any other and non-traditional career twists and turns are encouraged!
  • someone who doesn't just maintain cloud infrastructure - but thinks deeply about scalability, security, reliability, and how cloud systems power space-grade engineering and operations.
  • Design, build, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical workloads (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, FaaS) across production, staging, and development environments.
  • Collaborate with software, mission-ops, and DevOps teams to integrate cloud architecture into our development lifecycle (DevSecOps - from build to launch).

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field - or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5+ years (senior-level) hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform or similar), preferably across multiple cloud platforms.
  • Strong proficiency with IaC tools (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation, etc.), CI/CD, configuration management, and scripting (e.g. Python, Bash, PowerShell).
  • Experience with container orchestration systems (Kubernetes, Docker) and modern deployment workflows.
  • Deep knowledge of security best practices: IAM, encryption, network security (firewalls, VNets), secrets management, monitoring, logging, and compliance frameworks.

Nice to have

  • Export Compliance As defined in the ITAR, "U.S. Persons" include U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (i.e., s), and certain protected individuals (e.g., refugees/asylees, American Samoans).
  • The person hired for this role must therefore either be a "U.S. person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
  • IAM, encryption, network security (firewalls, VNets), secrets management, monitoring, logging, and compliance frameworks.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, strong communication (verbal + writing), ability to work in cross-functional teams, and comfort working in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment.

Skills

  • Backed by $450M from leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Redpoint Ventures, T.

Compensation

  • $165k-$215k

Equal opportunity

  • K2 Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with K2 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.
  • If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Please consult with a knowledgeable advisor if you are unsure whether you are a "U.S. Person
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