{"id":1303090,"url":"https://alion.io/job/ast-science-oss-cloud-devops-engineer","title":"OSS Cloud DevOps Engineer","company":{"id":2057930,"name":"AST SpaceMobile","domain":"ast-science.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/ast-science","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":65,"open_postings":203,"ghost_share":0.581,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Riga, Latvia"],"countries":["LV"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Apache Kafka","optional":false},{"name":"ArgoCD","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"AWS CDK","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"DynamoDB","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"GitHub Actions","optional":false},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":false},{"name":"IAM","optional":false},{"name":"Incident Management","optional":false},{"name":"Jenkins","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"MySQL","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"RabbitMQ","optional":false},{"name":"Redis","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"SRE","optional":false},{"name":"Terraform","optional":false},{"name":"Amazon CloudWatch","optional":true},{"name":"Amazon EC2","optional":true},{"name":"Amazon EKS","optional":true},{"name":"Amazon S3","optional":true},{"name":"Git","optional":true},{"name":"Grafana","optional":true},{"name":"ISO 27001","optional":true},{"name":"Prometheus","optional":true},{"name":"SOC 2","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-06-01T14:19:58Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-06-19","last_verified_at":"2026-09-28T22:36:25Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":119,"trust":{"level":"ghost","repost_count":0,"flags":["stale","company_stale"],"days_open":118},"description":"AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. Our engineers and space scientists are on a mission to eliminate the connectivity gaps faced by today’s five billion mobile subscribers and finally bring broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking a skilled DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join the team responsible for managing core network platform - OSS. In this role, you will design, deploy, and operate cloud and hybrid infrastructure, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and take ownership of running third-party vendor software in our environment. You will bridge the gap between infrastructure and application operations, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-efficient. \nKey Responsibilities:\nDesign, deploy, and manage AWS cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools\nDeploy, operate, and maintain cloud environments across multi-account and multi-region AWS architectures\nDeploy, configure, and operate vendor-supplied software within our cloud/hybrid environment, serving as the operational owner for these applications\nCoordinate with vendors on installation, upgrades, patching, and configuration changes, translating vendor requirements into infrastructure and deployment solutions\nEnsure vendor applications meet our availability, performance, and security standards through own monitoring and incident management processes\nOwn the security, availability, and reliability of infrastructure, applying best practices for IAM, encryption, and vulnerability management\nBuild, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines that automate testing, security scanning, and deployment workflows\nAutomate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks to eliminate manual toil\nImplement and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability tooling to enable proactive issue detection and resolution\nAnalyze cloud performance metrics and resource utilization to continuously optimize system efficiency and control costs\nPartner closely with internal and vendor teams to align on cloud infrastructure deployment and integration practices - bridging code and underlying infrastructure\nProvide technical guidance and mentoring to teammates, driving engineering excellence \nQualifications \nEducation:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field - or equivalent professional experience.\nExperience:\nA minimum of 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering roles.\nPublic Cloud Expertise (AWS, Azure or GCP): Proven hands-on experience with public cloud services including compute, networking, databases, K8s, IAM, monitoring\nInfrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform or AWS CDK for building and managing infrastructure at scale\nCI/CD: Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD)\nContainerization & Orchestration: Solid experience with Docker and K8s for application deployment and management\nHybrid & Multi-Environment Operations: Experience operating workloads across cloud and on-premises or hybrid environments\nThird-Party Software Operations: Experience deploying and managing vendor-provided applications in cloud environments, including coordination of upgrades, patching, and configuration\nDatabases: Hands-on experience with SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL/RDS) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis/Elasticache) databases\nMessaging & Queuing: Familiarity with message-driven systems such as SQS, RabbitMQ or Kafka\nScripting & Automation: Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation tasks \nPreferred Qualifications: \nAWS or Azure/GCP certification (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect)\nSkills in remote debugging and troubleshooting distributed systems\nFamiliarity with security and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001)\nExperience with observability platforms (e.g. Prometheus/Grafana, ELK)\nEnglish proficiency at B2 level or above; able to collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional teams\nExperience in software development is a plus\nBackground in telecom, satellite, or other high-availability, mission-critical environments is a plus \nSoft Skills:\nStrong problem-solving mindset with a bias toward automation and operational efficiency\nCollaborative and communicative - comfortable working in a globally distributed team\nOwnership mentality - take responsibility for end-to-end reliability of systems under your care\nAdaptable and self-directed, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment\nMeticulous attention to detail in documentation, change management, and operational procedures \nTechnology Stack:\nCloud - AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Elasticache, S3, Route53, VPC networking, IAM, CloudWatch)\nIaC - Terraform, AWS CDK\nContainers & Orchestration - Docker, K8s\nCI/CD - GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD (or similar)\nMessaging - SQS, Kafka\nScripting - Python, Bash\nDatabases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis\nMonitoring & Observability - Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch\nVersion Control - Git \nPhysical Requirements \nAbility to work in a standard office or remote home-office environment and use a computer for extended periods\nAbility to participate in occasional after-hours incident response actions\nThis job description may not be inclusive to the duties and responsibilities listed. 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