Senior Cloud Systems Architect

1 month ago


Baltimore, Maryland, United States Space Telescope Science Institute Full time
Job Description

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is a leading science and operations center for NASA's flagship observatories. The Cloud Center of Excellence at STScI seeks a highly skilled Cloud Engineer - Infrastructure Automation to join our team working on NASA flagship Space Telescope missions that are revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident for ITAR compliance.

  • Lead cloud security automation initiatives and leverage DevOps practices to implement robust automation and monitoring systems using modern engineering/operations frameworks for the AWS cloud applications and environment.
  • Leverage expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and DevOps principles to support Roman and enable world-class scientific discoveries through pioneering telescope programs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, deploy, and maintain secure cloud architectures, automate security processes, and ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices.
  • Work closely with the Science, Engineering, IT, Quality Assurance, Security, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to improve automation and adoption of CI/CD best practices.

Responsibilities include:

  • Design, implement, and maintain the infrastructure automation features of our AWS cloud environment.
  • Provide project support for Development, Science, and IT teams, automating the configuration and monitoring of security features for projects from those teams.
  • Work with peers to automate, review, optimize, and drive cloud infrastructure operations and efficiency of the code, processes.
  • Monitor automated build and continuous integration processes to ensure efficient build execution and facilitate resolution of build/release failures.
  • Create, maintain, and share technical documentation used by engineers and other team members across the Institute.
  • Design and implement DevOps best practices, establishing standards and policies for managing source code and continuous integration/delivery.

Technical Skills and Abilities:

  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant software development or large systems integration required with a strong background in automated code testing.
  • Extensive experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ECS/EKS, IAM, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch.
  • Strong understanding of networking concepts, including VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53, Security Groups, and NACLs.
  • Proficiency in AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and implementing best practices for cloud security.

We offer a flexible and welcoming workspace for all and encourage women, ethnic minorities, veterans, and disabled individuals to apply for these opportunities. Veterans, disabled individuals, or wounded warriors needing assistance with the employment process can contact us at careers@stsci.edu.



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