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 for 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 and perform other duties as required

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certification in a related area, typically with 10 years of experience in the field or a related area
• Solution-oriented, self-motivated and self-managing, with strong organizational skills
• Effective communicator who gives clear status updates and reaches consensus with peers
• Comfortable owning the full project lifecycle and balancing project tasks with platform and company 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 (Windows familiarity preferred)
• At least one programming language; Go and Python preferred, with Python, SQL (R preferable)
• Working knowledge of 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
• Educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan and tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance, pet insurance
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off) when applicable, onsite cafeteria