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Strong proficiency in programming using data processing tools like Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, Databricks notebook, DBT cloud, ETL/ELT frameworks, as well as programming languages such as Python, SQL, Spark (PySpark/Scala) and scripting languages common to cloud data environments. Mastery-level knowledge of the data engineering field and modern data platform technology delivery, with deep experience in one or more key domains such as lakehouse architecture, distributed data processing, cloud data warehousing, data transformation frameworks, or data governance.

<h4 style="line-height:1.38">Job Summary</h4>We are seeking a seasoned Senior Data Engineer to architect, enhance, and sustain our primary data infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for creating dependable pipelines, overseeing cloud-based data warehouses, and guaranteeing that our machine learning and analytics units have high-availability access to data.At Ursa Space, a Senior Data Engineer does more than just move information; you will be architecting a scalable "reservoir" capable of processing extensive and intricate geospatial datasets, including raw satellite imagery, economic intelligence, and metadata.A key component of this will be creating a secure data lake architecture with fine-grained, role-based access controls.As a technical authority and practice lead, you will function with significant autonomy to define engineering benchmarks, mentor fellow engineers, and bolster the capabilities of our data platform. You will turn difficult technical and organizational hurdles into viable data strategies and scalable solutions, taking full ownership of the enterprise data ecosystem's reliability, performance, governance, and long-term health. Job Responsibilities<ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">Define and evolve the data engineering technology roadmaps aligned to business strategies, enterprise architecture, information security standards.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Provide architectural leadership on complex, cross-team data initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Lead data platform and vendor evaluations, guiding build vs. buy decisions and ensuring consistency with enterprise technical direction.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Develop and promote data engineering standards for lakehouse architecture, ELT/ETL frameworks, data modeling, CI/CD, observability, and governance.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Anticipate technology impacts across applications, data, integrations, and infrastructure—and guide teams through informed trade-off decisions including assessing new technology. </li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Day-to-day hands-on execution and implementation of solutions - using modern data platforms, initiatives, processes and practices.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Be responsible for technical direction for large or multi-team delivery efforts, ensuring application of modern data engineering and DevSecOps practices.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Conduct architectural and technical reviews of solution designs, code, and delivery approaches to raise quality and consistency.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Champion automation, observability, and operational excellence to ensure platforms remain reliable, performant, and cost effective.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Pilot emerging technologies and guide their adoption into stable enterprise capabilities when appropriate.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Drive continuous improvement of engineering practices, tooling, automation and operational processes.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Based on the needs of the company, you may be required to work occasional nights and weekends.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">All other duties as assigned.</li></ul> <h4 style="line-height:1.38">Requirements</h4><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience typically requires an advanced degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 10+ years of relevant data engineering experience in enterprise environments.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Mastery-level knowledge of the data engineering field and modern data platform technology delivery, with deep experience in one or more key domains such as lakehouse architecture, distributed data processing, cloud data warehousing, data transformation frameworks, or data governance.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Demonstrated ability to build and complete implementation plans for complex, enterprise-scale data platforms and pipelines. These platforms support analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and operational decision-making. They also impact on the achievement of the foundation’s priorities.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Proven experience developing and implementing standards, processes, and operational plans that improve stability, resilience, security, and performance of critical data platforms.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Deep expertise with cloud-based data platforms - Azure Data services, Databricks, Snowflake and DBT cloud.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Strong foundation in enterprise data architecture fields and the development of secure, scalable, aligned technology solutions.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Advanced experience with CI/CD pipelines for data workloads, infrastructure as code, cloud-native operational models, and modern version control strategies.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Strong proficiency in programming using data processing tools like Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, Databricks notebook, DBT cloud, ETL/ELT frameworks, as well as programming languages such as Python, SQL, Spark (PySpark/Scala) and scripting languages common to cloud data environments.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Demonstrated success leading large-scale and complex data modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy data warehouses to modern cloud-based data platforms.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience managing and reviewing vendors or offshore engineering work to ensure alignment with enterprise data standards, architecture principles and long-term sustainability.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly translate complex data architecture concepts into actionable recommendations for senior leadership, technical teams, and non-technical partners across multiple functions.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Demonstrated ability to enable AI through data, with a strong understanding of AI use cases and the data architecture, quality, governance, lineage, and scalability requirements necessary to successfully support AI initiatives.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, demonstrating a dedication to operational excellence, continuous learning, and improving data engineering practices.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">May mentor, review, and delegate work to more junior engineers, building capability and maturity across the data engineering group.</li></ul><h3 style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:19px;margin-bottom:5px">Compensation</h3><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">$150,000 - $200,000, relative to skills and experience</li></ul>Location<ul><li>We are headquartered in Ithaca, NY and have a remote workforce in other locations throughout the United States.</li></ul>Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems.Benefits and Perks<ul><li>Competitive Compensation</li><li>Discretionary PTO & Flexible Scheduling</li><li>Stock Options</li><li>401(k) Match</li><li>Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for you and your dependents</li><li>FSA & HSA Plans</li><li>Employer-paid Life Insurance</li><li>Employer-paid LTD and STD for Parental and Family Care</li><li>11 Paid Holidays</li><li>Employee Resource Groups</li><li>Educational Assistance Program</li><li>Professional Development Opportunities</li><li>And more…</li></ul>Company Values<ul><li>Use the team</li><li>Figure it out and own it</li><li>Aim for elegant simplicity</li><li>Empower diversity & inclusivity</li><li>Do the right thing</li><li>Be scrappy</li></ul>Ursa Space Systems, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. 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Ursa Space Systems

Sr. Data Engineer

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Analysis Skills

Architectural Services

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Automation

Benchmarking

Business Strategy

Cloud Computing

Communication Skills

Continuous Deployment/Delivery

Continuous Improvement

Continuous Integration

Cross-Functional

Data Lake

Data Management

Data Migration

Data Modeling

Data Processing

Data Sets

Data Warehousing

Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)

Diversity

Ecosystems

Emerging Technology

Engineering

Enterprise Architecture

High Availability

Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)

Information/Data Security (InfoSec)

Leadership

Machine Learning

Machine Tool

Mentoring

Metadata

Microsoft Windows Azure

Operational Improvement

Operations Planning

Operations Processes

Problem Solving Skills

Process Improvement

Programming Languages

Python Programming/Scripting Language

SQL (Structured Query Language)

Scala Programming Language

Scripting (Scripting Languages)

Snowflake Schema

Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)

Standards Development

Sustainability

Technical Delivery

Technology Analysis

Trade-Off Analysis

Use Cases

Vendor/Supplier Evaluation

Vendor/Supplier Management

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This is a high-impact role where you will bridge software development and cloud operations to build resilient, auto-scaling environments capable of AI-assisted querying on massive geospatial datasets with high levels of concurrent system activity. You will also serve as a technical leader in defining the “paved roads” for CI/CD and infrastructure best practices, enabling engineering teams to deploy quickly without compromising reliability or security.

Job SummaryAs a Senior DevOps Engineer at Ursa Space Systems, you will architect and operate the robust, secure, and highly scalable infrastructure that powers our satellite intelligence platform. This is a high-impact role where you will bridge software development and cloud operations to build resilient, auto-scaling environments capable of AI-assisted querying on massive geospatial datasets with high levels of concurrent system activity.A key focus of this role is strengthening the scalability and security of our backend platform and evolving our infrastructure to support increasing concurrency, reliability, and operational efficiency at scale. You will play a critical role in designing systems that are secure by default, observable in real time, and resilient under production load.You will also serve as a technical leader in defining the “paved roads” for CI/CD and infrastructure best practices, enabling engineering teams to deploy quickly without compromising reliability or security. Your work will span cloud infrastructure, automation, observability, DevSecOps, and platform scalability, with a strong emphasis on AWS-based architectures and services.Our core technology stack includes AWS, Terraform, Python, and Java. Deep expertise with AWS cloud infrastructure and services is essential for success in this role.This position is fully remote, or optionally in-person at our headquarters in Ithaca, NY. This position may have on-call responsibilities.<h3 style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:19px;margin-bottom:5px">What Success Looks Like</h3><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">Security and reliability is integrated into the CI/CD pipeline(DevSecOps) so that breaks and vulnerabilities are caught before code is even deployed.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Ensuring users and services have exactly the permissions they need and nothing more (e.g., RBAC, advanced IAM policies).</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">All systems have real-time monitoring and alerting capabilities for failures and suspicious activity.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Designing infrastructure that can withstand an attack or misconfiguration without a total system failure.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Make our infrastructure and systems easy to configure, maintain and observe. We can debug and resolve production issues quickly with the help of monitors, logging and metrics.  </li></ul>Responsibilities<ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available AWS infrastructure supporting Ursa Space production systems.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform and AWS-native tooling.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices to enable fast, reliable, and secure deployments.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Improve backend scalability, reliability, and system performance to support high levels of concurrency and production traffic.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Implement monitoring, logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting systems to improve observability and incident response.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Develop and maintain self-service infrastructure tooling and platform automation to improve engineering productivity.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Support containerized applications and microservice-based architectures in cloud-native environments.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Implement security best practices across infrastructure, including IAM, RBAC, secrets management, and compliance controls.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Partner closely with software engineering teams on architecture, deployment, operational excellence, and production reliability initiatives.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Participate in architecture reviews, incident response, on-call rotations, and continuous improvement efforts across the platform.</li></ul>Requirements<ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">B.S. in Computer Science, or other engineering discipline in which software development is a focus</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Industry experience in a Devops, SRE or software engineer role</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Strong experience with AWS Cloud stack like S3, ECS, CloudFront, EFS, API Gateway etc.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience using AI-assisted tools for rapid development and testing</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Expert knowledge of common software development tooling (Git, Docker, IDEs, linters, formatters, testing frameworks, terraform and python modularization)</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience with AWS GovCloud as well as associated governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) tooling</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Proficient in Terraform, AWS CDK, and Python</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience with NoSQL and/or SQL databases (Mongo, MySQL, Postgres)</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience with managing code and container repositories as well as CI/CD functions at scale (GitLab, Amazon ECR preferred)</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Familiarity with release processes for SaaS products</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience with microservice-based architectures and related design principles</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Organized and self motivated, able to successfully work with a remote team</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">A creative, intuitive, and flexible mindset to approach complex problems and build innovative solutions.</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">A fast, reliable internet connection if you are working remotely is a must.</li></ul>Preferred Skills<ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">Experience in GIS tools and libraries like SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC)</li><li style="list-style-type:disc">Current AWS Solutions Architect Professional certification</li></ul><h3 style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:19px;margin-bottom:5px">Compensation</h3><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc">$140,000 - $180,000, relative to skills and experience</li></ul>Location<ul><li>We are headquartered in Ithaca, NY and have a remote workforce in other locations throughout the United States.</li></ul>Please note: applications without a relevant cover letter will not be considered. In your cover letter, we would like to hear your personal voice and learn about your sincere interest in Ursa Space Systems.Benefits and Perks<ul><li>Competitive Compensation</li><li>Discretionary PTO & Flexible Scheduling</li><li>Stock Options</li><li>401(k) Match</li><li>Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage for you and your dependents</li><li>FSA & HSA Plans</li><li>Employer-paid Life Insurance</li><li>Employer-paid LTD and STD for Parental and Family Care</li><li>11 Paid Holidays</li><li>Employee Resource Groups</li><li>Educational Assistance Program</li><li>Professional Development Opportunities</li><li>And more…</li></ul>Company Values<ul><li>Use the team</li><li>Figure it out and own it</li><li>Aim for elegant simplicity</li><li>Empower diversity & inclusivity</li><li>Do the right thing</li><li>Be scrappy</li></ul>Ursa Space Systems, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. 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