Platform Engineer — AWS Cloud
Axiom Space2 months ago
Houston, TX, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain infrastructure-as-code for AWS GovCloud accounts, networking, and compute using AWS Landing Zone Accelerator-based architecture.
- Serve as the escalation point for AWS platform architecture, systems design, and technical issues beyond entry-level scope.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for internal engineering teams.
- Administer AWS accounts, networking, compute, and core services including EC2 and S3.
- Build and maintain Docker and Kubernetes/EKS container platforms.
- Manage AWS IAM and support SSO, SAML, and SCIM integrations using least-privilege access practices.
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability with tools such as CloudWatch, and investigate incidents and performance data.
- Implement disaster recovery, backup automation, and business continuity plans for cloud environments.
- Develop internal tooling and self-service capabilities for safe, automated AWS platform access.
- Recommend platform engineering strategies, tooling, and standards, and provide technical guidance to entry-level platform and IT engineers.
- Maintain working familiarity with Azure and Microsoft 365 administration for occasional cross-platform workloads.
- Communicate project progress, status, and issues to stakeholders and leadership, and maintain project management practices throughout the lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Science, or Engineering Management, 4+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- The majority of experience should involve building and operating production workloads on AWS.
- Deep hands-on AWS administration expertise across IAM, VPC networking, EC2/compute, S3, and core services.
- Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation and configuration management such as Ansible or an equivalent.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, plus Python or Bash scripting proficiency.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, or equivalent container and orchestration technologies.
- Experience designing AWS IAM users, groups, roles, and least-privilege policies.
- Working knowledge of Azure cloud administration and Microsoft 365, including SharePoint and OneDrive administration.
- Familiarity with Windows and Linux servers, IT security, firewall management, backup administration, wired and wireless networking, DHCP, DNS, VMware or equivalent virtualization, Windows Update or third-party patch management, and cloud storage administration.
- Strong organization, proactive problem-solving, collaboration, technical rigor, and execution skills are required.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, or AWS Certified SysOps Administrator certifications are strongly preferred.
- Candidates must satisfy any applicable export-control screening requirements for access to ITAR, EAR, or NASA-regulated technical data.
Benefits
- Generally an office-based work environment, with inside or outside work depending on the task.
- Evening and weekend work may be required to meet critical project milestones.
- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and occasionally lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.
- Employment may require eligibility for access to export-controlled technical data or technology.
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About Axiom Space
Axiom Space builds and operates commercial human spaceflight services and orbital infrastructure, including Axiom Station, a planned commercial successor to the ISS. The company sells private astronaut missions plus in‑space research and manufacturing opportunities, and it develops NASA’s next‑generation lunar EVA spacesuit under the xEVAS contract. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, it is privately held and will first attach station modules to the ISS before operating a standalone platform.