# Senior Cloud Architect – Platforms Engineering at Xona Space Systems

- Company: Xona Space Systems
- What the company does: Xona develops satellite navigation services delivering positioning, navigation, and timing data via a Low Earth Orbit network. Backed by NGP Capital.
- Company website: https://xonaspace.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Burlingame, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $173K to $197K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xona-space/51b3ec2d-5de8-4b88-a9b6-e1abfa0d1355
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xona-space-systems-senior-cloud-architect-platforms-engineering/

## About the role

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Architect to join our growing Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will be the technical owner of our core cloud infrastructure and network topology on AWS. You will iterate, build, and scale the foundational systems that empower our software engineering teams to deploy applications rapidly, securely, and reliably.

## What they're looking for

- Experience: 7+ years of experience in IT, with at least 4+ years specializing in cloud architecture and infrastructure engineering within AWS
- Networking Expertise: Deep hands-on knowledge of AWS networking services (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect) and hybrid cloud connectivity
- Automation Mindset: Extensive experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and some knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Containerization & Orchestration: Solid understanding of container technologies and orchestration platforms, specifically Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS
- Security Acumen: Demonstrated experience designing secure cloud environments adhering to the Principle of Least Privilege and Zero Trust principles
- FinOps Knowledge: Experience implementing cloud cost-management frameworks, reserved instance/savings plan strategies, and granular resource tagging policies

Tags: Engineering