Sr. Cloud DevSecOps Engineer
- Pay
- $125,000 – $155,000 per year
- Location
- Irvine, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- DoD security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD pipelines
- NIST 800-53
- STIG compliance
Also useful
- AWS Solutions Architect
- AWS DevOps Engineer
Stated benefits & perks
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k match
- Flexible pto
About the role
Join a team where your impact reaches beyond the stars! At Terran Orbital, you're not just part of the system - you're a vital force propelling our mission forward. As trailblazers in satellite manufacturing and aerospace innovation, we shatter boundaries daily to deliver groundbreaking solutions that power our nation's defense and commercial missions.
We are a unique, fast growing, and trusted team dedicated to swiftly and efficiently designing, building, launching, and operating state of the art satellites for advanced mission constellations. If you're driven by purpose, inspired by challenges, and ready to leave your mark on the universe, you'll find a home and endless opportunities for growth here. Together, let's redefine what is possible in orbit and beyond!
Terran Orbital is seeking an experienced Sr. Cloud DevSecOps Engineer to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Cloud Platform Engineering Manager, the Sr. Cloud DevSecOps Engineer will contribute to the build out of Terran's Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering that accelerates delivery, shifts security left, and provides unified DevOps, infrastructure, SRE, and security capabilities. You'll work with a team of cloud engineers, architects, and contractors while driving the adoption of Lockheed Martin standards and NIST 800-53/STIG compliance across Ground, Flight, and Test software teams.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead detection, analysis, containment, and remediation of security incidents in cloud environments; develop and maintain runbooks and post-mortem processes.
- Provision and maintain cloud infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, databases) using Infrastructure-as-Code; optimize cost, performance, and reliability while adhering to security baselines.
- Ensure NIST 800-53 and STIG compliance across infrastructure, pipelines, and AMIs
- Establish unified tooling, SOPs, and self-service platform capabilities, integrating Lockheed Martin blueprints, AMIs, and Infrastructure-as-Code standards
- Mentor, and develop engineers and interns on the team
Required Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelors in IT, Cybersecurity, or Aerospace Systems required
- 5+ years or equivalent of cloud engineering, DevOps, or cybersecurity.
- Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience implementing NIST 800-53 and STIG controls in cloud environments
- Experience with defense, aerospace, or highly regulated industry requirements
- U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain DoD security clearance
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Masters in IT, Cybersecurity, or Aerospace Systems required
- Professional Certifications as an AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer, and/or Information Security Systems
Pay and benefits
Your actual level and base salary will be determined case-by-case and may vary based on the job-related qualification, knowledge, skills, education, and experience. In addition to base salary, we offer 100% covered medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) match, Flexible Time Off (FTO), covered life insurance, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, employee referrals, and lots of swag!
Benefits
- 100% Company-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- 401(k) Match
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Education Reimbursement
- Competitive Paid Parental Leave
Physical Demands
- An employee must meet the physical demands described to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
- In performing the duties of this job, the employee is routinely required to sit or stand for long durations of time, in addition to bending, reaching, and walking.
- This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds.
- This position is generally sedentary, with substantial computer usage.
Work Environment
The job operates in a professional office environment but in a manufacturing company. This job routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and scanners.
About Terran Orbital
Terran Orbital is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. Terran Orbital provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. In addition, please note that this position may require a current United States National Security clearance or eligibility for such a clearance.
Terran Orbital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.
Terran Orbital does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or staffing firms. To conduct business with Terran Orbital, a Master Services Agreement (MSA) must be executed and confirmed prior to submitting any information relating to a potential candidate. Without a signed MSA, Terran Orbital shall not be responsible to any individual or entity for any payment relating to any form of fee or compensation.
And, in the event that a resume or candidate is submitted by a recruiter, an employment agency, or a staffing firm without a fully executed MSA, Terran Orbital has the unrestricted right to pursue and hire any of those candidate(s) without any legal or financial responsibility to the recruiter, agency, and/or firm.
From Terran Orbital's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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