DevOps / Cloud Engineer at AST SpaceMobile

Department: TelcoEducation: education_required

Setup: Remote, Hybrid
Location: Riga
Level: mid
Posted: Jun 1, 2026

Description

AST SpaceMobile is hiring a DevOps / Cloud Engineer to manage its core network platform and cloud and hybrid infrastructure. The role covers AWS and multi-account, multi-region environments, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, container orchestration, vendor software operations, security, monitoring, observability, cost optimization, and incident response. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience and at least three years of hands-on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering experience.

Required Skills

AWS
Terraform
CI/CD
Kubernetes
Python
Docker
Monitoring
Observability

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
Required Previous Experiences: At least 3 years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering
Hands-on experience with public cloud services, including compute, networking, databases, Kubernetes, IAM, and monitoring
Proficiency with Terraform or AWS CDK for infrastructure at scale
Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for application deployment and management
Experience operating workloads across cloud and on-premises or hybrid environments
Experience deploying and managing vendor-provided applications in cloud environments
Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Familiarity with message-driven systems such as SQS, RabbitMQ, or Kafka
Proficiency in a scripting language such as Python or Bash for automation
Preferred Qualifications: AWS or Azure/GCP certification
Remote debugging and distributed-systems troubleshooting
Security and compliance frameworks
Observability platforms
B2-level English proficiency and cross-functional collaboration
Software development experience
Telecom, satellite, or high-availability, mission-critical experience