Cloud Platform Engineer (Civil Aviation)

Boston, US. Posted 6 months ago

The role

You will build and operate cloud infrastructure powering mission-critical aviation systems. You will develop infrastructure-as-code, work with Kubernetes-based systems, and contribute to deployment pipelines.

What you will do

Build and operate cloud infrastructure powering mission-critical aviation systems
Work directly in production environments
Develop and improve core infrastructure
Ship infrastructure-as-code
Work with Kubernetes-based systems
Contribute to deployment pipelines
Partner with backend, product, and platform engineers to deploy services
Improve observability
Respond to real production challenges
Build automation to reduce operational toil

Required qualifications

Strong experience building and operating production-grade cloud infrastructure
Proficiency with Kubernetes and containerized environments
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm)
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for reliable, frequent production releases
Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalability
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus)
Familiarity with production safety practices, including testing, rollout strategies, and rollback mechanisms
Experience operating and supporting 24/7 production systems
Ability to contribute to design reviews and architectural decisions
Strong collaboration skills

Nice to have

Experience with AWS
Exposure to regulated cloud environments (e.g., FedRAMP)
Familiarity with progressive deployment techniques (e.g., canary releases)
Exposure to high-availability systems (e.g., “four nines” reliability)
Proficient in leveraging modern LLM tools to accelerate development workflows and enhance code quality

Before you apply

ASI works with export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data
Contracts mandate U.S. immigration status and location restrictions
Employment offers are contingent on ability to timely obtain all required authorizations

About the company

ASI is a frontier AI company that orchestrates critical infrastructure and defense assets. The company is headquartered in Boston with offices in Washington, DC, Denver, and Europe.