Team Lead - Cloud Infrastructure

The role

You will lead and grow a team of cloud infrastructure engineers who build and run the cloud ground segment for Loft Orbital's satellite constellation. You will set technical direction, run team operations, and drive DevOps and SRE practices across the company.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of cloud infrastructure engineers.
• Run daily team operations, including standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sync meetings.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Define and communicate the team's mission, vision, and goals.
• Champion a DevOps/SRE mindset across the company.
• Set and drive the cloud infrastructure strategy, keeping systems secure, scalable, and cost-effective.
• Oversee design, implementation, and maintenance of multi-cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure) for satellite operations.
• Champion Infrastructure-as-Code, cloud automation, observability, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish best practices for incident management, disaster recovery, monitoring, and alerting.
• Lead cloud cost optimization efforts.

Required qualifications

• Proven leadership experience managing and scaling high-performing cloud infrastructure or SRE teams.
• Hands-on experience running team ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives) and effective Agile practices.
• Agile project management experience, delivering complex infrastructure projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong expertise in public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP preferred) and cloud-native technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI, ArgoCD).
• Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
• Strong background in automation and scripting (Python, Go, or similar) and modern DevOps practices.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience managing cloud security and compliance considerations.

Nice to have

• Experience in a highly regulated industry (e.g., aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure).
• FinOps experience managing cloud cost visibility and optimization strategies.
• Hybrid infrastructure (cloud and on-prem) management experience.
• Prior work with Satellite Operations, Mission Planning, or Space Systems Engineering.
• Familiarity with GitOps methodologies (ArgoCD, Flux).

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents.
• 100% company-paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Fully paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Flexible time off and 12 paid holidays.
• HSA with employer contribution, FSAs, and commuter benefits.
• Carrot Fertility, One Medical, and a free Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) and equity.
• Daily catered lunches and snacks in office.
• Annual company off-site and regular social events.
• International exposure to the team in France.
• Relocation assistance when applicable.

Before you apply

• The posting asks for a resume in English.

About the company

Loft Orbital provides governments, companies, and research institutions with an end-to-end way to deploy missions in orbit. Founded in 2017, it has flown more than 30 missions and is scaling toward 30 satellites by 2027.