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Firefly Aerospace · 1 day ago

Cloud Engineer

Firefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company that enables critical space missions. They are seeking a Cloud Engineer to implement automation and support cloud infrastructure in a fast-paced startup environment, collaborating with the Engineering Applications development team.

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Responsibilities

Design and deploy solutions based on customer specifications
Implement solutions using infrastructure-as-code framework in a hybrid cloud environment
Deploy and maintain cloud networking infrastructure including Direct Connect, IPSEC VPN, and Transit gateways
Maintenance and troubleshooting of cloud workloads & services supporting Firefly Corporate and Operations requirements
Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines
Maintain technical, functional, and user documentation complying with audit requirements
Respond to support requests for bugs & issues reported
Support training development for all levels of the organization as required

Qualification

AWSCI/CD pipelinesTerraformCloud EngineeringScripting languagesKubernetesDockerInfrastructure automationInterpersonal skillsCritical thinkingProblem-solvingDocumentation skills

Required

3-5+ years of prior experience as a Cloud Engineer or a DevOps Engineer w/ cloud experience
3-5+ years of git and terraform experience
3-5+ years of AWS experience
3-5+ years of building CI/CD pipelines
Experience with scripting modern languages such as python, powershell, node, etc
Good interpersonal skills with experience interfacing effectively between business groups and IT teams
Ability to document and communicate requirements
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a “make it happen” attitude
Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science/Engineering, or a related discipline (4+ years direct industry experience may be substituted)

Preferred

On-premise/Cloud hybrid environment experience
Experience with CMMC compliance frameworks
Experience with AWS GovCloud
Experience deploying & maintaining Kubernetes clusters, and docker containers
Evaluate development/infrastructure tools and generate value proposition report
Experience with infrastructure automations tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, etc
Knowledgeable in version controlling and managing system/application configurations
Experience generating cost reporting and budgets in AWS

Benefits

Generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles
Parental leave
Educational reimbursement
Short term disability
Flexible PTO options

Company

Firefly Aerospace

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Firefly Aerospace is a space company that develops and operates launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles for commercial mission.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$796.56M
Key Investors
Northrop GrummanRPM VenturesAE Industrial Partners
2025-08-07IPO
2025-05-29Corporate Round· $50M
2024-11-12Series D· $175M

Leadership Team

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Jason Kim
Chief Executive Officer
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Eric Salwan
Co-Founder
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