Cloud Platform Engineer

About the role

Bastion, a teammate company of Amentum, is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to join its team supporting NASA's deep space exploration programs. The engineer develops cloud-native platform services across the three major cloud environments, works with NASA security and compliance teams, and supports missions such as Orion, Lunar Gateway and Artemis.

Key responsibilities

• Develop new cloud-native platform services spanning all three major cloud environments
• Develop best practices for cloud-native application development and promote them within the organization
• Administer NASA cloud networks and manage requests to deploy COTS and cloud-native applications
• Write quality code and give quality code reviews to peers
• Work with Managed Kubernetes across all three major cloud providers
• Integrate cloud-managed AI and data services with bespoke and open-source Kubernetes applications
• Abstract prospective project requirements and build enterprise-grade, multi-tenant platform services
• Collaborate with NASA security and compliance teams to follow industry best practices and regulatory requirements
• Work directly with NASA human spaceflight missions such as Orion, Lunar Gateway and Artemis

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related field, typically with 15 years of experience
• Solution-oriented, self-motivated and able to communicate clearly with team members
• Comfortable owning the full project lifecycle and balancing project tasks with platform goals
• U.S. citizenship or permanent residency may be required, and a U.S. government background investigation must be completed

Required skills

• Strong production experience with Kubernetes
• GitLab (very proficient preferred)
• CI/CD pipeline tools and observability tools such as Grafana and Superset
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or open-source alternatives (OpenTofu)
• Extensive Linux experience; familiarity with Windows preferred
• At least one programming language (Go and Python preferred); Python, SQL (R preferable) and machine learning model lifecycle management (preferred)

What we offer

• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, parental leave and educational reimbursement
• Employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, pet insurance
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable
• Onsite cafeteria (breakfast and lunch)