DevOps Engineer (m/w/d)

We are looking for talented DevOps Engineers with demonstrated real-world experience to help us design, implement and maintain the infrastructure at the core of our satellite constellation’s operations. As a key member of our team, you'll ensure that our infrastructure and operations meet the highest levels of reliability and scalability, directly supporting our space-based sensor network and its on-ground development platform. Your work will help us continuously improve our ability to monitor and respond to wildfires, safeguarding communities, wildlife, and ecosystems worldwide.

For our cross-functional infrastructure and operations team, we’re seeking someone who is proactive, organized, and able to drive the development and optimization of our infrastructure with a holistic mindset.

Infrastructure & Architecture:

• Implement, monitor, and manage scalable, highly available systems on diverse platforms (cloud or Hardware-in-the-loop lab setups).

• Employ infrastructure-as-code to build and maintain robust environments.

• Work with various data storage solutions (Database, S3), ensuring optimal configuration, performance, and reliability.

• Design scalable and highly available solutions for critical production environments or create and maintain development infrastructure.

Operations & Reliability:

• Operate and maintain software components, ensuring compliance with reliability requirements.

• Set up, maintain, and refine monitoring and logging solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, etc.) to guarantee service level objectives (SLOs) are met.

• Advocate for best practices and ensure operational excellence, responding quickly to high-impact issues and bugs.

Collaboration & Process:

• Collaborate closely with development, QA as part of product teams to integrate DevOps practices throughout the organization.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), ensuring seamless code deployment and robust test automation.

• Document infrastructure, tools, and processes thoroughly, fostering knowledge sharing and consistency.

• Real-world experience managing production grade infrastructure under real-world load conditions.

• Advanced Linux knowledge for system configuration, networking, and packaging (Docker, Nix)

• Expertise with major cloud platforms and container orchestration and Infrastructure as Code.

• Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) to automate operational tasks.

• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and continuous integration/delivery pipelines (GitLab CI).

• Understanding of load balancing, scalability mechanisms, and best practices in security.

• Strong problem solving capabilities & proactive communication in a ticket-based, agile software development environment.

• University degree in Computer Science, STEM/MINT, or equivalent work experience.

• Fluent in English, German is a plus

At OroraTech, you will be part of a high-caliber, international, and open-minded team dedicated to making a real impact in the fight against climate change. We offer an ambitious and entrepreneurial work environment with plenty of opportunity for professional and personal growth. Benefits include:

• Direct contribution to addressing global climate challenges.

• Insights into cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure solutions.

• Competitive salary.

• Flexible remote/hybrid office culture, accommodating diverse working styles and personal commitments.

If you apply:
Please include references to your prior work (e.g., talks, code repositories, tools you’ve developed, infrastructure diagrams, write-ups). Omit grade reports and online certificates. Instead, provide a well-crafted motivation letter explaining how you learned about OroraTech, why you’d be a great fit, and why you want to work in a NewSpace start-up. Also list your earliest starting date and expected salary.