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Northwood · 6 hours ago

Site Reliability Engineer (Space Communications)

Torrance, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space through innovations in space communications technologies. The Site Reliability Engineer will build monitoring and reliability systems for satellites, ensuring they operate 24/7 and supporting mission-critical operations.

AerospaceHardwareSatellite Communication

Diversity & Inclusion

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build and maintain observability stack (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Vector, VictoriaMetrics) that monitors ground stations, satellite communication systems, and cloud infrastructure across multiple AWS regions

Support CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and ArgoCD, partnering with development teams to ensure reliable deployments of mission-critical software

Develop and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform, with focus on multi-region reliability and automated scaling for ground station operations

Deploy and manage Kubernetes applications with Helm, ensuring both developer productivity and system uptime for satellite communication services

Establish monitoring strategies, alerting frameworks, and incident response procedures for infrastructure supporting real-time satellite communications

Participate in on-call rotation and lead post-incident reviews to continuously improve system reliability

Qualification

KubernetesAWSTerraformCI/CDPythonObservability toolsLinux administrationNetworking fundamentalsSRE principlesSelf-directed work style

Required

2-5 years of production infrastructure and monitoring experience with measurable reliability improvements

Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration in production environments

Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred)

AWS experience with multi-service deployments and Python programming skills for automation

Self-directed work style with ability to own projects from conception to production in fast-moving environments

Understanding of SRE principles, SLOs/SLIs, and systematic approaches to system reliability

Preferred

Experience with observability tools (Vector, Loki, Grafana, Prometheus) in production environments

Familiarity with HashiCorp Vault, Okta, or similar identity/secrets management systems

Previous experience scaling infrastructure at high-growth companies (startup to 100+ employees)

AWS certification or demonstrated expertise with advanced cloud networking and security

Linux system administration experience and networking fundamentals

Interest in aerospace, telecommunications, or mission-critical systems

Company

Northwood

Northwood was founded by Bridgit Mendler, Griffin Cleverly, and Shaurya Luthra with the mission to expand access to space by transforming satellite backhaul infrastructure.

Founded in 2023

Torrance, California, USA

11-50 employees