✦ Luna Orbit — System Administration

Senior System Development Engineer, Leo Bus & Flight Operations

at Amazon.com

📍 US, WA, Redmond Unknown Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 8+ years
Education Not specified
Category System Administration

About this role

This role involves leading testing efforts for satellite software releases, ensuring quality and reliability through strategic testing and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor testing team
  • Define testing strategies
  • Oversee system validation
  • Manage testing environments
  • Ensure quality standards

Technical Overview

Focus on software testing, system integration, automation, and validation in a satellite communications environment using programming languages like Python, Go, Java, and tools for CI/CD, monitoring, and testing.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior system development engineer with over 8 years of experience in system testing, QA, and DevOps, with proven leadership skills. They should have strong programming skills and experience designing testing strategies for complex distributed systems, particularly in aerospace or satellite software environments.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years of experience in system testingQA engineeringDevOps3+ years in technical leadership or senior engineering rolesExperience leading and mentoring engineering teamsExperience managing contractors and external teamsStrong programming skills (PythonGoJava)Designing testing strategies for complex distributed systemsSystem integration testing and end-to-end validationAPI testingperformance testingload testingMonitoringobservabilityand test analyticsScripting and tool development

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with distributed systems at scale

Tools & Platforms

LinuxUnixCI/CD pipelinesTesting frameworksSimulation tools

Required Skills

System testingQA engineeringDevOpsPythonGoJavaLinuxUnixCI/CD pipelinesTesting strategiesAPI testingPerformance testingLoad testingMonitoringObservabilityTest analyticsScriptingTools development

Hard Skills

PythonGoJavaLinux/UnixCI/CD pipelinesSystem testingQA engineeringDevOpsTesting strategiesAPI testingPerformance testingLoad testingMonitoringObservabilityTest analyticsScriptingTools development

Soft Skills

CommunicationStakeholder managementLeadershipMentoringTeam managementProblem-solvingProcess optimizationCollaboration

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace
Job Function Lead satellite software testing and quality assurance

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior System Development EngineerSystem testingQA engineeringDevOpsPythonGoJavaLinuxUnixCI/CD pipelinesTesting strategiesAPI testingPerformance testingLoad testingMonitoringObservabilityTest analyticsScriptingTools developmentLinux/Unix

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience in system testing or QA engineering, No leadership or mentoring experience, Inability to work with distributed systems, No experience with programming languages like Python, Go, or Java

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