Satellite Ground Segment Engineer - Devops

Ground Segment DevOps Engineer Contract, remote Outside IR35 The Core Challenge You will be the architect of our client's CI/CD toolchain and container-based environments. This isn't a standard cloud-ops role; you are building the Mission Support System (MSS) —the infrastructure that ensures space flight software and ground services are deployed seamlessly and monitored with zero margin for error. Key Responsibilities: Infrastructure Orchestration: Manage and evolve our container-based stack (Docker, amongst other lesser-known tech - upskilling time available for the other stack) to support mission-critical Ground Segment services.

Pipeline Ownership: Expand our client's CI/CD workflows to automate the build, test, and deployment of live operational products. Mission Support: Design and implement centralized logging, monitoring (Grafana), and system lifecycle orchestration for active missions - terraform also a nice to have. Deployment Strategy: Define versioning and rollback protocols that ensure continuous availability during high-stakes orbital phases.

Your Heritage Container Expertise: Proven track record with Docker-based environments and registry management. DevOps Mastery: Hands-on experience building robust pipelines (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins). Linux Fundamentals: Deep understanding of Linux environments, shell scripting, and systems automation.

Mission Awareness (Bonus): Familiarity with satellite ground systems or SQL/NoSQL database administration is highly desirable. Please apply directly with your CV and up to date contact details in order for us to have a detailed discussion around the opportunity.