Hiring: Platform Engineer — AWS Cloud Company: Axiom Space Location: Houston, TX Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:47:55 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Agile, Ansible, Azure, Bash, CI/CD, Cloud Storage, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Configuration Management, DNS, Docker, EC2, EKS, GitHub Actions, IAM, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Linux, Project Management, Python, S3, SAML, Systems Design, Systems Engineering, Terraform, VPC About the job Experience: •The majority of that experience should be spent building and operating production workloads on AWS •Track record of making things happen in ambiguous, fast-moving environments •Uses good judgement to problem-solve proactively, positively impacting hard challenges •Demonstrated organization skills to meet tight deadlines with high quality results Required Skills: •Designs, builds, and maintains infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or CloudFormation) to provision and manage AWS GovCloud environments — accounts, networking (VPC), and compute — in a repeatable, version-controlled way via AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) based architecture •Serves as the primary escalation point for AWS platform architecture, systems design, and technical issues beyond the scope of entry-level engineers •Builds and maintains CI/CD pipelines (AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) that automate build, test, and deployment workflows for internal engineering teams •Administers and evolves Axiom's AWS environment as the primary cloud platform — accounts, networking, compute, and core services (EC2, S3, and related) •Builds and maintains container and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) to support internal application workloads •Manages identity and access management (IAM) within AWS IAM and supports SSO/SAML/SCIM integrations, ensuring least-privilege access across the platform •Implements monitoring, logging, and observability (e.g., CloudWatch) to track platform health, and reviews incidents and performance data to determine root cause and drive remediation •Preserves platform assets by implementing disaster recovery and backup automation, and develops, maintains, and tests business continuity plans for cloud environments Qualifications: •To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised •Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed to meet critical project milestones •Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) •May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time) •Standard office equipment •Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering Science, or Engineering Management, 4+ years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!