Site Reliability Engineering II

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

We invite you to be a part of our mission as a Site Reliability Engineer. Your focus will be to maintain and enhance our source code management (SCM) infrastructure, debug and develop robust CI/CD pipelines, most importantly support our developers. You will also be expected to participate in on-call rotations to provide support for our critical developer services.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SCM Tools, such as GitLab/GitHub and CI/CD such as GitLab runner/GitHub Actions, experienced in Golang or Python for automation and backend services, and React programming experience for GUI applications.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

What makes our Site Reliability Engineering successful?

• A strong bias for automating everything.

• Technical breadth and depth with a strong understanding of emerging trends.

• A natural curiosity. You will be tasked with problems that nobody knows how to solve and you will need to figure out the solution with minimal direction / guidance.

• Humility and a willingness to operate in unfamiliar domains. A strong "customer first" personality and desire to be a subject matter expert.

Our tech stack at glance:

• Amazon Web Services

• GitLab/Github

• Nexus/Artifactory

• Kubernetes and Docker

• Linux

• Terraform, Cloud Formation and Ansible

• Go, React and Python

Responsibilities:

• Configure, deploy, scale, and administer open source and commercial software.

• Administer and scale our SCM and Artifacts repositories, ensuring best practices in branching, tagging, and versioning are followed.

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, optimizing build and deployment processes to increase developer productivity.

• Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools using Golang or Python to streamline development operations.

• Monitor system performance, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks in collaboration with the development teams.

• Manage artifact repositories and ensure the secure storage and retrieval of build artifacts.

• Engage in on-call rotation duties to troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve urgent issues affecting the developer platforms, minimizing downtime.

• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to our source code management and automation practices.

• Document systems, processes, and procedures to enhance the knowledge base and foster a learning culture.

• Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to align SRE principles with the entire software development lifecycle.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related technical field.

• Strong coding skills (Golang or Python preferred), with a proven track record of developing reliable automation tools.

• Practical experience implementing and maintaining SCM and artifact management systems (e.g., Git, GitLab, GitHub, Artifactory, Nexus).

• Experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with VM image building automation tools such as Packer or AWS Image Builder.

• Experience with systems monitoring, alerting tools, and incident management.

• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and services, AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Comfortable with on-call responsibilities as a part of a 24/7 rotation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document processes and platform architecture effectively.

• Familiarity with IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.

• A passion for learning new technologies and continuously improving existing systems.

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired Qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of security best practices in Git operations and artifact handling.

• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies and orchestration systems, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience in analyzing and troubleshooting distributed systems.

• Experience in web development frameworks, especially React.

• Strong problem-solving skills and the capability to work independently or as part of a team to meet tight deadlines.

• Demonstrated track record of delivering projects successfully in a result-driven environment.

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here.

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