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Amentum

Cloud Platform Engineer (Site Reliability)

Amentum, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246

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Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!

We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.

We have an exciting opportunity for a

Cloud Platform Engineer (Site Reliability)

to join our team Nexus, a teammate company.

Responsibilities

Developing new cloud-native platform services spanning all three major cloud environments

Developing best practices for cloud-native application development and promoting them within the organization

Administering NASA cloud networks and managing requests for deployment of COTS and Cloud Native applications into cloud environments

Writing quality code, providing quality and engaged code reviews for peers

Working with Managed Kubernetes offering across all three major cloud providers

Integrating cloud managed AI and data services with other bespoke and open-source Kubernetes applications

Identifying opportunities to abstract Prospective Project requirements and develop Enterprise-grade, multi-tenant Platform Services

Collaborate with NASA security and compliance teams to ensure teams are adhering to industry best practices and regulatory requirements

Working directly with NASA human spaceflight missions like Orion, Lunar Gateway, Artemis

Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification in a related area and normally possess 10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.

Strong experience with Kubernetes in production

Ability to manage and use GitLab (preferably very proficient)

Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools

Observability Monitoring tools such as Grafana and SuperSet

Proficiency with Infrastructure‑as‑Code utilizing Terraform for infrastructure automation and/or open source alternatives (OpenTofu)

Extensive Linux experience (familiarity with Windows also preferred, but not required)

Expert in at least one programming language (Go and Python is preferred)

Experience with Python, SQL (and R is preferable)

Working understanding of Machine Learning Model Lifecycle management (is preferred)

Preferences

Solution‑oriented mindset, accepts feedback with enthusiasm

Effectively communicates with team members: clear status updates to direct report, regularly establishes unanimous decisions with peers

Self‑motivated and self‑managing, with strong organizational skills

Experience architecting and building cloud‑native applications

Demonstrable success and confidence in owning the full project lifecycle

Good instincts for identifying opportunities for abstraction

Balances individual project development tasks at hand with overall platform and company goals

Why Join Our Team? Click on the below links to view just a small sample of all that we do! Come join our team and be part of our future. We look forward to seeing you!

Benefits

Excellent personal and professional career growth

9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable

Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)

Much, much more!

Requirements

Proof of U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position

Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation.

Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised

Essential Functions Work Environment: Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.

Physical Requirements: Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).

Equipment and Machines: Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).

Attendance: Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.

Other Essential Functions: Professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.

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