Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation is the trusted partner to the nation’s space programs, solving the hardest problems and providing unmatched technical expertise. As the operator of a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), we are broadly engaged across all aspects of space— delivering innovative solutions that span satellite, launch, ground, and cyber systems for defense, civil and commercial customers. When you join our team, you’ll be part of a special collection of problem solvers, thought leaders, and innovators. Join us and take your place in space.

Information Systems and Cyber Division (ISCD) staff couple the latest in information system technologies, such as elastic compute clouds, containerization, microservices, real-time operating systems, and visualization frameworks, with expertise in cyber security, software architecture, software engineering, data science, Artificial Intelligence, process improvement, and software development to deliver responsive, resilient, high-performance software intensive systems to our Intelligence Community, DoD, and civilian customers. 

As the Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer (Senior Engineering Specialist - Cyber Security & Cloud Computing Architecture) supporting the Enterprise Mission Infrastructure and Platform (EMIP) team, you will be responsible for providing matrixed technical and programmatic leadership and support across multiple Space Force program offices such as Battlefield Management Command, Control, Communications, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I), Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI), the Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), among others. This role provides critical cloud architecture, cyber security, and systems engineering support for our various customers and users along with acquisition planning and execution support for their current and future cloud environments across all classification levels.   

The EMIP Senior Hybrid Cloud Engineer will apply technical expertise to ensure capability needs are translated and applied to acquisition and development efforts, promoting integration of pioneering technology and rapid acquisition efficiencies.  

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at facilities in Colorado Springs, CO.    

What You’ll��Be Doing 

• Support the Enterprise Mission Infrastructure and Platform (EMIP) team’s customers in developing cloud and ground architectures, roadmaps, technical capabilities, and products that support the needs of the warfighter. 

• Lead technology investigation initiatives, work with vendors, the government, other FFRDC organizations, and various contractors to prototype, demonstrate and deliver cyber secure platform capabilities to the warfighters at several Space Force bases, customer locations in Colorado, and undisclosed mission sites. 

• Engage with commercial technology leaders in discussing product and technology roadmaps and translating those into strategic opportunities for National Security Space (NSS) Ground Enterprise. 

• Work hands on with the customer and solutions providers to prototype, design, and demonstrate cloud computing architectures and services to support the needs of our warfighters. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with customers, colleagues, and senior management. 

• Lead innovation in the key technologies for use in ground systems from the edge to the cloud.  The EMIP group performs analysis, testing demonstrations of leading platform, cloud, cy