Ground Network Engineer
Core
Architect and build ground and site network infrastructure across commercial, secured, and classified environments, serving mission-critical aerospace and defense operations.
Role type
Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Ground Network & Kubernetes)
Builds
Highly available Kubernetes clusters, ground network infrastructure, and automation pipelines for classified and commercial environments.
Domain
Aerospace, Defense, Satellite, Mission-Critical Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes cluster architecture and scaling, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt), Network engineering (routing, switching, segmentation), CI/CD pipeline design, Python or Go scripting, Observability and monitoring, Incident response and reliability engineering.
Preferred skills
Top Secret/SCI security clearance, Experience with classified or government space programs, GitOps workflows (ArgoCD), Mimir observability stack.
Technologies
Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Python, Go, ArgoCD, Mimir
Responsibilities
Design and deploy scalable Kubernetes clusters across multiple security levels; Enforce infrastructure security, hardening, and compliance standards; Build repeatable IaC and CI/CD automation; Drive uptime and incident response for ground systems; Partner with security and mission operations to translate requirements into operable infrastructure; Mentor other engineers on architectural standards.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities