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We integrate advanced autonomy, sensing, and control into systems engineered for reliability, speed, and scale. Our culture values simplicity, accountability, and disciplined execution empowering every engineer to think systemically, act decisively, and build with purpose. Aggressive innovation. Disciplined execution. Strength among the stars.\nOur Engineering Team \nYou’ll join Fortastra’s Security Division, working at the intersection of software, cloud infrastructure, and mission security. Our cloud, DevOps, and security architecture stack underpins everything from simulation and CI/CD to mission tools, and Product Security is a first-class citizen. \nThe Role \nFortastra is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer with strong cloud and DevSecOps experience. You will architect secure CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, participate in secure design for space vehicles and ground segments. You will focus on reliability, automation, and security, enabling engineers to ship quickly while staying within well-defined guardrails. \nYou'll be a hands-on engineer who treats infrastructure code, build pipelines, and release processes as product security controls, and who understands the spacecraft and ground segment well enough to know what those controls need to protect. \nKey Responsibilities \nOwn software supply chain and build integrity, including SBOMs, provenance, and artifact signing \nBuild security gates into CI/CD for flight and ground software, including static analysis, fuzzing, and vulnerability scanning \nOwn the key and signing lifecycle for builds, releases, and firmware, and align it with command authentication and secure update \nWrite Terraform to secure ground and mission environments in AWS GovCloud, including segmentation, IAM, and boundary controls \nDefine how development, simulator, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight-representative environments are isolated and promoted \nRun vulnerability triage processes across containers, dependencies, cloud configuration, and flight and ground code \nOwn logging and detection across pipelines, cloud, and ground systems, and extend it toward mission telemetry \nGenerate NIST 800-53 and 800-171 compliance evidence from pipeline and infrastructure state, and support classified accreditation \nRequired Qualifications and Skills \nA security mindset: you think like an adversary and communicate risk in terms engineers and leadership can act on \nStrong hands-on Terraform and AWS experience, ideally GovCloud or other regulated environments \nExperience securing CI/CD pipelines and software delivery (scanning, signing, secrets, supply chain) \nStrong network security and architecture skills in cloud and hybrid environments \nArchitectural understanding of securing space systems, including the vehicle, the ground segment, and the links between them \nDefense or other regulated-environment experience, with working knowledge of NIST frameworks \nPreferred Qualifications \nHands-on embedded, firmware, or flight software security experience \nKnowledge of RF links, satellite communications, and ground station implementation \nExperience with KMS/HSM, code signing, or PKI \nScripting or programming skills (Python, Go, Bash; C/C++) \nExperience supporting classified system accreditation \nCertifications such as CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, CCSP, or OSCP \n Requirements \n5 days on-site in Torrance, CA \nU.S. Citizenship required \nAbility to obtain or hold an active TS/SCI clearance \nWhy Fortastra\nWe are a small, high-impact team building the next generation of autonomous orbital control systems for national security space. At Fortastra, leaders own outcomes from first principles through flight and directly shape the future of resilient, mission-critical spacecraft autonomy.\nFORTASTRA TALENT & CULTURE PRINCIPLES\nValues Driven by First Principles\nWe value engineers and operators who prioritize sound judgment, candor, technical rigor, bias for action, and intellectual honesty over corporate consensus. We care about the caliber of the system you build and the speed at which you solve problems.\nTalent Density Over Headcount\nA high-performing startup is built on dense talent, not organizational bloat. A single exceptional engineer designs, tests, and delivers faster than a bloated committee. We intentionally maintain a lean, elite engineering crew where every contributor directly moves the needle on the mission. \nHigh Autonomy, High Ownership\nWe hire domain experts to execute, not to micromanage them. You own your systems end-to-end, from initial architecture and hardware design to testing and deployment. With absolute ownership comes the responsibility to deliver mission critical reliability. \nMission Context Over Bureaucracy\nThe best execution happens when teams are provided clear technical objectives, constraints, and operational context, rather than rigid top-down policies. We strip away red tape so builders can iterate, make decisions, and push hardware and flight software forward rapidly. \nDisciplined Speed & Flight Rigor\nWe move fast because we test often and kill artificial bottlenecks, not because we cut corners. Rapid iteration on the test stand and in simulation is how we learn; an uncompromising flight-readiness bar is how we earn trust. Precision without friction, speed without recklessness.\nDirect Impact, Not Career Bureaucracy\nYou don’t come to Fortastra to climb a corporate ladder or manage slide decks; you come to build complex, flight-ready systems from day one. Growth here is organic, driven by the magnitude of technical challenges you solve and the trust you build across the team. \nBenefits\nWe take care of our employees so they can focus on what matters most: family, well-being, and life outside of work.\nUnlimited Paid Time Off so that you have the time you need to rest and recharge.\nComprehensive Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, because peace of mind starts with feeling cared for.\nEquity: Share in Fortastra's success with equity in the company you're helping build.\n401(k): A 401(k) plan to help you invest in your future and plan for what's ahead.\nSocial Events: Regular social events, team outings, and company-sponsored activities that make this a place people are glad to be part of.\nThe pay range for this role is $232,500.00 - $266,250.00. 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