ZAITRA, established in 2020, is a startup with a primary emphasis on delivering tailored flight software and cutting-edge AI solutions for space missions. Our endeavours encompass projects for both the European Space Agency and commercial customers.
About the role
As a Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for the entire insfrastructure powering our services and internal tool, including the cloud-native app delivering satellite insights and self-hosted tools the team uses every day. Your responsibilities will include:
- Build the automated backbone so the dev team can deploy heavy workloads without thinking about it.
- Architect and run the cloud infrastructure (compute, storage, networking) for our ground-segment platform.
- Manage the VPN and keep our internal services (Mattermost, Nextcloud, etc.) fast, self-hosted, and secure.
- Automating repetitive tasks and maintaining configuration management for our infrastructure.
- Setting up and managing backup solutions for critical systems and data.
- Ensuring system security and staying up-to-date with cybersecurity best practices.
Required qualifications
- You have done DevOps or SysAdmin work in a production environment before.
- You are a Linux power user. You know how the kernel, networking, and storage actually work.
- You’re proficient with Docker and Kubernetes.
- You can write clean, functional scripts in Python or Bash to automate your own job.
- You understand networking, VPNs.
- You have experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware).
- You think space is cool and want to help build the infrastructure that connects it to Earth.
What we offer
- Hybrid work (preferably with at least 3 days a week in our office).
- Flexible working hours.
- Modern offices near the center of Brno.
- Direct impact on the development and direction of products for space missions.
- Involvement in the development of solutions to be deployed in Earth’s orbit and beyond.
- 5 weeks of vacation.
- Meal vouchers.
- Team-building activities and company events.
- Multisport card
What is nice to have
- You are not afraid of the physical layer (swapping RAM, replacing disks, or racking gear in our infrastructure when needed)
- You are an open source contributor.
Interview process
- Submit your CV and short cover letter via email to jobs@zaitra.io.
- Attend a 30-minute call with the CTO and HR.
- Complete a short take-home task.
- Participate in a 60-minute technical screening, including a review of your task.
- Receive an offer.