Team Lead - Cloud Infrastructure

Wanna join the adventure?

Loft Orbital is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. We’re a close-knit team of space enthusiasts, software experts, and cutting-edge technologists, all working together to make space simple for our customers.

As a passionate and experienced

Team Lead

for our Cloud Infrastructure Team, you will play a mission-critical leadership role, you will oversee a dynamic group of cloud engineers responsible for building and maintaining the cloud-based ground segment that powers our rapidly expanding constellation of satellites.

• You will set the technical direction, foster collaboration across teams, champion DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) best practices, and directly contribute to our mission of making access to space fast, simple, and reliable.
• This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who thrives in high-growth environments, enjoys technical challenges at scale, and is passionate about mentorship, reliability, and innovation.

About this role:

Lead, mentor, and grow

a team of highly skilled

cloud infrastructure engineers.

Own and run daily team operations

• , including standups, sprint planning, retrospectives
• , and sync meetings to ensure clear priorities, high execution velocity,

and

smooth communication.

Foster a

• culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, psychological safety
• , and collaborative problem-solving.

Define and communicate the team's

mission, vision, and goals

aligned with Loft Orbital’s broader

business objectives

.

Champion a

DevOps/SRE mindset

across the company, promoting ownership of

reliability, scalability

• , and security
• .

Set and drive the

cloud infrastructure strategy

• , ensuring systems are secure, scalable
• , and cost-effective
• .

Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of

multi-cloud solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)

supporting highly reliable

satellite operations

.

Champion

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), cloud automation, observability

• , and continuous integration/delivery pipelines
• .

Establish and maintain best practices for

incident management, disaster recovery, monitoring

• , and alerting
• .

Lead

cloud cost optimization

efforts, balancing

innovation

with

operational efficiency

.

Partner closely with

Software Engineering, Security, Satellite Operations

, and

Mission teams

to ensure our ground infrastructure meets

mission-critical requirements

.

Influence

architecture

and

operational processes

across teams to align with

infrastructure

and

reliability goals

.

Drive

Agile delivery practices

within the Cloud Infrastructure Team and support broader engineering initiatives.

Must Haves:

Proven

leadership experience

managing and scaling

high-performing cloud infrastructure

or

SRE teams

.

Hands-on experience

running team ceremonies

• ( daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives
• ) and ensuring effective

Agile practices

.

Agile project management

experience, delivering complex

infrastructure projects

in a

fast-paced environment

.

Strong expertise in

public cloud platforms

(

AWS, GCP

preferred) and

cloud-native technologies

.

Hands-on experience with:

Infrastructure-as-Code

(e.g.,

Terraform

)

Kubernetes

and

container orchestration

CI/CD tools

and

pipelines

(e.g.,

GitLab CI, ArgoCD

)

Observability stacks

(

Prometheus, Grafana, Loki

)

Strong background in

automation

, scripting (

Python, Go

, or similar), and modern

DevOps practices

.

Excellent

collaboration

and

communication skills

• ; able to work effectively with engineers, product managers
• , and leadership
• .

Experience managing

cloud security

and

compliance

considerations.

Nice to Haves:

Experience in a

highly regulated industry

(e.g.,

aerospace, defense, critical infrastructure

).

FinOps

experience managing

cloud cost visibility

and

optimization strategies

.

Hybrid infrastructure

(cloud and on-prem) management experience.

Prior work with

Satellite Operations, Mission Planning

, or

Space Systems Engineering

.

Familiarity with

GitOps methodologies

(

ArgoCD, Flux

).

Some of Our Awesome Benefits

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents

100% company-paid life, AD&D, and disability insurance

Fully paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for non-birthing parents

Flexible time off and 12 paid holidays

HSA with employer contribution, FSAs, and commuter benefits

Carrot Fertility, One Medical, and a free Employee Assistance Program

401(k) and equity

Daily catered lunches and snacks in office

Annual company off-site and regular social events

International exposure to our team in France

Relocation assistance when applicable

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $190,000 - $255,000 per year, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions.  We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.