Engineering Manager, Cloud & DevSecOps

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)—home of the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes—is seeking an Engineering Manager, Cloud & DevSecOps to lead a high‑impact group driving our cloud‑first, Kubernetes‑based infrastructure.

As one of the NASA’s science operations centers, STScI supports some of the most advanced scientific missions on the planet. You will guide the engineers who ensure our cloud platforms are scalable, secure, cost‑efficient, and ready for mission‑critical workloads that serve the global astronomy community.

This role is hybrid with occasional on‑site presence (1–2 times per quarter). Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to MD, VA, DC, PA, DE, or WV. Relocation assistance is available. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency is required due to ITAR constraints.

What You’ll Lead

As the Engineering Manager you will oversee a team responsible for Cloud & Platform engineering.

Core Responsibilities:

• Building and operating AWS cloud infrastructure using modern, cloud‑native engineering practices
• Managing secure, reliable Kubernetes platforms (EKS and related tooling) for product and mission teams
• Implementing and maturing DevSecOps automation, CI/CD to enable platforms
• Partnering with Security to support Zero Trust, IAM best practices, CSPM, and compliance activities
• Defining SLOs, operational readiness, observability standards, and platform health metrics
• Prioritizing engineering backlogs, coordinating work across teams, and ensuring roadmap alignment
• Leading a team of cloud DevSecOps engineers, providing mentorship, coaching, performance management, and career development opportunities

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• Collaborating with stakeholders across Science, Engineering, IT, and Mission Operations
• Supporting cost visibility, resource planning, and cloud efficiency strategies
  
  
  

What Makes This Role Impactful

You will shape the institute’s cloud and platform strategy, influencing how we build, deploy, and operate the systems that power world‑class science. You’ll help teams across the institute adopt secure, scalable, cloud‑native patterns to accelerate scientific research and mission operations.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years in cloud, infrastructure, platform, or DevOps engineering
• 3+ years leading engineers as a manager, team lead, or technical lead
• Hands‑on AWS expertise, including networking, IAM, and multi‑account design

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• Strong experience operating Kubernetes platforms (EKS, Rancher, OpenShift, or similar)
• Proficiency with IaC (Terraform preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and security scanning
• Knowledge of observability tooling: metrics, logs, traces (OpenTelemetry, Datadog, etc.)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a collaborative, support‑focused mindset
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating in regulated or high‑assurance environments (NIST, FedRAMP, NASA, DoD)
• AWS Certifications (Architect, DevOps Engineer, SysOps, Cloud Practitioner)
• Knowledge of modern IAM standards (OIDC, SAML, Okta, Auth0, Cognito)
• Familiarity with policy‑as‑code or compliance automation
  
  

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Our excellent benefits include:

• Employer retirement contribution – direct STScI contribution of 10% of your salary from your first day
• 12 days sick leave, up to 24 days’ vacation, and 10 paid holidays
• Flexible work schedule with healthy work/life balance
• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision/prescription plans, and more!
  
  
  

The annual salary range for this role is $180 - $210K. The posted salary range represents a general guideline; however, STScI considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as internal pay equity, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's experience, education, and skill, and current market conditions.

Application link -Engineering Manager, Cloud & DevSecOps

Applications received by 04/24/2026 will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered until the position is filled. Reference #:0015722

Individuals needing assistance with the employment process can contact us at careers@stsci.edu.