Site Reliability Engineer Senior

About

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next‑generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end‑to‑end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively. We’re looking to expand our team across the board.

Position Overview

York Space Systems is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Senior I for our SRE team. This individual will be responsible for coordination with internal and external product software teams in designing, planning, implementing, and maintaining applications and environments related to product connectivity and functionality of software solutions on York programs. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, has experience administering systems on‑premises and in the cloud, and can communicate technical designs with both technical and non‑technical audiences.

The SRE Senior I will support the Program Manager, Mission Lead System Engineer, and Mission Software Architect to determine the tasks and activities needed to deliver simulations, ground software, flight software, and site reliability and engineering services for customer missions. This position will be a critical member of missions within our Software Engineering (SWE) division, ensuring the reliability and performance of delivered software solutions by driving the design, automation, and provisioning of program environments as well as deployment, execution, and monitoring of SWE products in those environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support mission operations in the successful deployment and execution of ground software and simulations for mission rehearsals, training, and the full mission operations lifecycle
• Participate in internal and external customer program meetings as the technical implementation expert for SWE products and services
• Collaborate on program lifecycle design, development, integration, test and deployment of SWE software products and services to missions
• Develop documentation and architectural diagrams
• Other duties as assigned by the SRE Team Lead

Qualifications

Required for the Role

• Ability to work independently, under tight deadlines, with vague requirements
• Employ systems administration knowledge to investigate interconnected services, hardware, systems, software applications, ports, protocols, and services
• Experience with architectural design principles and considerations including separation of concerns, scalability, security by design, and interoperability
• Strong oral and written communication skills – ability to effectively articulate technical designs to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn new technologies
• 4‑6 years' experience as a site reliability engineer or software engineer contributing to infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, cloud operations, and production system optimization
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an engineering‑related field
• Percentage of Travel Required: 10% travel out of state
• Clearance: Not required to start; must be a U.S. citizen that is eligible for and willing to obtain a Secret clearance

Preferred for the Role

• Experience with the following tools is preferred, but not required:
  • Ansible, Terraform, Docker
  • Hypervisors: VMWare, Hyper‑V, Proxmox
  • GitLab and pipelines
  • Atlassian products (Confluence, Jira)
  • Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure
• 3+ years' experience as a systems administrator for cloud (Azure or AWS) and on‑premises operations centers
• CompTIA Security+

Benefits

In addition to compensation, York Space Systems is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance along with PTO and a 401K.

How To Apply

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by clicking the “Apply” link at the top of the page. York Space Systems will be accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is closed. York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. YORK SPACE SYSTEMS IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.