Location: Colorado Springs   |   Full-Time
DevOps SRE AWS Terraform Ansible Docker CI/CD Kubernetes Python Linux Security Automation Monitoring Logging Vault Space National Security PostgreSQL ActiveMQ Back End Engineer 
Company: Sphinx Defense builds software to solve complex national security problems for America and its allies. We are building a vehicle-agnostic communication infrastructure for satellite operators. We're bootstrapped, profitable, and growing aggressively, with a strong focus on mission-driven engineering. Our culture values flexibility, autonomy, collaboration, and work/life balance. We prioritize building secure, automated, intuitive, and functional software.

Role: As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and operational tooling for our space communications platform. You will focus on automation, security, scalability, and reliability to support our engineering teams and ensure smooth operations.

Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
- Manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) using Infrastructure as Code principles (Terraform, Ansible).
- Implement and manage container orchestration solutions (Docker).
- Develop and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems.
- Ensure infrastructure and application security best practices are followed.
- Automate operational tasks and processes.
- Collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and reliability.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Manage secrets and configuration securely (Vault).

Technical Skills:
- Strong experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
- Deep understanding of containerization (Docker).
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
- Solid understanding of Linux system administration.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
- Scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Knowledge of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls).
- Experience with secrets management tools like HashiCorp Vault.
- Familiarity with database administration (PostgreSQL) and message queues (ActiveMQ) is a plus.

Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience as a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).
- Passionate about automation, infrastructure stability, and security.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex systems.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Motivated self-starter comfortable working autonomously.
- Interest in space technology and national security is a plus, but not required.
- Comfortable working in a remote or hybrid environment (this role is based in Colorado Springs).
- Eligible for US Security Clearance.
Post Date: May 6, 2025