Sr. Manager - Software Engineering

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At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

As part of a hardworking team of technology professionals, you are invited to join us as a Sr. Manager - Software Engineering. You will lead a small team of software engineers and system administrators who own, operate, and evolve the enterprise application platforms and AWS cloud infrastructure that Blue Origin's workforce depends on every day.

You will elevate this team's technical capabilities and operational maturity. A core part of your mandate is transforming the team into an AI-first organization - one that integrates AI tools and techniques into its daily workflows, from infrastructure provisioning and incident response to platform administration and documentation. You will champion the adoption of AI-driven operations as the default way the team works, not an afterthought. Equally critical, you will establish Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) as the standard for all infrastructure provisioning and management - eliminating manual, ad-hoc processes in favor of repeatable, version-controlled, automated deployments.

This is a high-visibility leadership role that partners with every area of the company. When employees track work, collaborate on documents, manage schedules, or share knowledge - it is your team that keeps those platforms available, performant, and scaling with the company's growth.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Lead a team of engineers responsible for the availability, performance, and security of Blue Origin's enterprise application platforms and supporting AWS infrastructure

• Drive the team's transformation into an AI-first operating model - embedding AI tools and techniques into daily administration, troubleshooting, monitoring, automation, and documentation workflows

• Establish and enforce Infrastructure-as-Code as the standard for all AWS provisioning and configuration management, eliminating manual processes

• Architect, deploy, and manage AWS infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, databases, security, and supporting services) that hosts enterprise application workloads

• Oversee administration of SaaS applications including user provisioning, access controls, licensing, integrations, and vendor coordination

• Own the platform and infrastructure roadmap, making high-judgment decisions on prioritization and scheduling that impact employees across the company

• Define and enforce SLAs/SLOs; establish robust monitoring, alerting, and incident management practices

• Participate in an on-call rotation and ensure the team maintains effective on-call coverage

• Lead capacity planning, upgrade planning, and disaster recovery efforts

• Partner with cybersecurity teams to ensure platforms and infrastructure meet security and compliance requirements

• Manage vendor relationships for licensing and support contracts

• Hire and develop top-tier talent

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

• Experience driving adoption of AI tools and AI-assisted workflows within an operations or infrastructure team

• Experience architecting and operating application workloads on AWS in a production environment, including with Infrastructure-as-Code

• Strong management experience building and leading teams

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep experience with AWS cost optimization, security best practices, and Well-Architected Framework principles

• Strong knowledge of identity and access management as it relates to enterprise applications

• Track record of elevating team capabilities and driving operational maturity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

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Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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