AST SpaceMobile is building the first and only global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on our extensive IP and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. We are seeking a skilled DevOps / Cloud Engineer to join the team responsible for managing core network platform - OSS. In this role, you will design, deploy, and operate cloud and hybrid infrastructure, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, and take ownership of running in-house developed and third-party vendor delivered software in our environment. You will bridge the gap between infrastructure and application operations, ensuring our systems are scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-efficient.
Design, deploy, and manage AWS cloud and hybrid infrastructure solutions using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
Deploy, operate, and maintain cloud environments across multi-account and multi-region AWS architectures
Deploy, configure, and operate vendor-supplied software within our cloud/hybrid setting, serving as the operational owner for these applications
Coordinate with vendors on installation, upgrades, patching, and configuration changes, translating vendor requirements into infrastructure and deployment solutions
Ensure vendor applications meet our availability, performance, and security standards through own monitoring and incident management processes
Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines that automate testing, security scanning, and deployment workflows
Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks to eliminate manual toil
Implement and maintain monitoring,



alerting, and observability tooling to enable proactive issue detection and resolution
Analyze cloud performance metrics and resource utilization to continuously optimize system efficiency and control costs
Partner closely with internal and vendor teams to align on cloud infrastructure deployment and integration practices - bridging code and underlying infrastructure
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to teammates, driving engineering excellence
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.

Experience:
A minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or site reliability engineering roles.
Public Cloud Expertise (AWS, Azure or GCP): Proven hands-on experience with public cloud services including compute, networking, databases, K8s, IAM, monitoring
Infrastructure as Code: Proficiency in Terraform or AWS CDK for building and managing infrastructure at scale
CI/CD: Demonstrated experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Solid experience with Docker and K8s for application deployment and management
Hybrid & Multi-Environment Operations: Experience operating workloads across cloud and on-premises or hybrid environments




Third-Party Software Operations: Experience deploying and managing vendor-provided applications in cloud environments, including coordination of upgrades, patching, and configuration
Databases: Hands-on experience with SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL/RDS) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, Redis/Elasticache) databases
Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation tasks
AWS or Azure/GCP certification (e.g., AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Solutions Architect)
Skills in remote debugging and troubleshooting distributed systems
Experience with observability platforms (e.g. English proficiency at B2 level or above; Experience in software development is a plus
Background in telecom, satellite, or other high-availability, mission-critical environments is a plus
Cloud - AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, Elasticache, S3, Route53, VPC networking, IAM, CloudWatch)
IaC - Terraform, AWS CDK
Containers & Orchestration - Docker, K8s
Scripting - Python, Bash
Databases - PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, Redis
Monitoring & Observability - Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch
Ability to work in a standard office or remote home-office environment and use a computer for extended periods
employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

📌 AWS DevOps Engineer - Remote/Hybrid (Hyderabad)
🏢 AST SpaceMobile
📍 Hyderabad