Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.
About the Role
As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will build and maintain the AWS infrastructure supporting our enterprise engineering tool platforms. Working alongside senior architects, you'll implement Infrastructure as Code, support environment provisioning, and help ensure the reliability, security, and performance of platforms that Blue Origin's engineering teams depend on daily.
This is a hands-on technical role for someone ready to deepen their expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and enterprise engineering tool backend operations.
Key Responsibilities:
Cloud Infrastructure for PLM
- Deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure (EC2, VPC, EFS, S3, RDS, ALB, Lambda) supporting Teamcenter and Windchill environments.
- Implement established patterns for multi-tier PLM application architectures on AWS.
- Follow and enforce standards for resource tagging, naming conventions, and cost optimization.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Write and maintain IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and/or CloudFormation based on established architectural patterns.
- Build and maintain deployment pipelines for PLM infrastructure changes.
- Automate routine administrative tasks, patching, and scaling operations.
PLM Backend Support
- Perform backend maintenance, configuration changes, and upgrades for Teamcenter and Windchill under senior guidance.
- Support environment provisioning for development, test, and production tiers.
- Manage and monitor database infrastructure (Oracle, MS SQL, RDS) supporting PLM platforms.
Security & Compliance
- Implement security policies aligned with AWS Well-Architected Framework and organizational standards.
- Manage IAM policies, roles, and access controls as directed.
- Support security audits and remediation activities.
Monitoring & Reliability
- Configure and maintain observability solutions (e.g. Datadog, Splunk).
- Execute backup and recovery procedures; validate disaster recovery processes.
- Monitor system health and escalate or resolve performance issues.
Collaboration & Growth
- Partner with senior engineers, PLM application teams, and IT operations.
- Maintain documentation including runbooks, configuration records, and troubleshooting guides.
- Continuously develop AWS and engineering tool platform knowledge.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in AWS cloud infrastructure administration.
- 1+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications in a cloud or hybrid environment (PLM experience a strong plus).
- Working experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation).
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Foundational knowledge of networking, security, and multi-tier application architectures.
- Experience with relational databases (RDS, Oracle, or MS SQL).
- Proficiency in Linux server environments.
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD concepts.
- Must be a U.S. Person (required for compliance with ITAR/EAR regulations).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to Siemens Teamcenter or PTC Windchill backend administration.
- Java programming experience
- AWS certification (Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator Associate).
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with observability tooling (Datadog, Splunk, PagerDuty).
- ITIL Foundation or familiarity with change management processes.
- Familiarity with aerospace & defense compliance (CMMC, NIST 800-171).
- Experience in agile/scrum environments.
Base Pay Range for:
CO applicants is $150,931.00 - $211,303.05
WA applicants is $164,652.00 - $230,512.80
Other site ranges may differ
Culture Statement
Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
