Satellite Ground Segment Engineer - Devops

Job description

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.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

22-04-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English