Note: This position is open exclusively to candidates currently enrolled in the Hiring Our Heroes Fellows Program. Applications from individuals not participating in the program will not be considered.
IT & DevSecOps Fellow
Company: Magma Space Inc.
Location: On-site (Washington, DC) / Hybrid
Job Type: Full-time
Travel: Up to 10%, typically
Overview
Magma Space is looking for a transitioning service member with hands-on IT, software development, and automation experience to help run and improve our technology environment through the DoD SkillBridge program.
You'll work directly with the CIO to support users, endpoints, accounts, and business applications across our Microsoft 365 GCC High and Azure Government environments. You'll also build internal applications and automations, and help set up secure CI/CD pipelines that move code from approved external development environments into controlled internal deployment.
You'll also support CMMC documentation and evidence collection, provide cybersecurity support for our internal lab, maintain our public website, and help engineering apply secure-by-design practices and keep software lifecycle records for Magma's spaceflight hardware.
This is a hands-on role. It suits someone who's comfortable solving a user's technical problem, writing and maintaining code, making deployment processes more secure, and documenting the work so others can run and maintain it.
We're a close-knit, mission-aligned team that likes building side by side in our DC office. We're looking for someone with startup DNA who moves fast and wants real ownership of the systems behind hardware flying on the next generation of spacecraft. We've just closed an oversubscribed funding round and have several high-stakes projects underway with NASA and the U.S. Space Force. This is your chance to help build the future of spaceflight from the ground up.
About Us
At Magma Space, we’re on a mission to deliver the most precise spacecraft pointing ever achieved. We are developing groundbreaking control actuators, including magnetically levitated reaction wheels and control moment gyroscopes that drastically reduce onboard vibrations while delivering unmatched momentum. But our vision goes beyond hardware — we’re at the forefront of integrating AI-enhanced software for real-time environment monitoring with novel sensing capabilities. Our goal is to provide satellites with an unprecedented level of stability, agility, and accuracy, enhancing their capabilities like never before.
We're proud to be supported by NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and Intelligence organizations, who see Magma's technology as critical to the success of the next generation of space missions. With three tech demos scheduled to go to space in 2027, we're gearing up to take the space sector by storm.
Join us at Magma Space and make a lasting impact on the booming space economy!
Key Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day IT support for users, endpoints, accounts, and business applications in Microsoft 365 GCC High and Azure Government.
- Administer identity and device management (Entra ID, Intune, conditional access, MFA) and help keep systems patched, configured, and hardened.
- Build and maintain internal applications, scripts, and automations (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Power Automate) that streamline business and engineering workflows.
- Help design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines, including source control, automated builds, code scanning, secrets management, and controlled promotion to internal deployment.
- Support CMMC and NIST SP 800-171 compliance by drafting and maintaining policies, procedures, the System Security Plan (SSP), and audit evidence.
- Provide cybersecurity support for the internal lab environment, including network segmentation, asset inventory, access control, and logging and monitoring.
- Maintain and update Magma's public-facing website.
- Help engineering apply secure-by-design practices and maintain software lifecycle records (version control, configuration management, release documentation) for spaceflight hardware.
- Document systems, processes, and runbooks clearly so others can operate and maintain them.
- Travel occasionally to support program and customer needs.
Required Qualifications
- Eligible and approved by your command to participate in the DoW SkillBridge program.
- 3+ years of experience in IT administration, cybersecurity, systems engineering, or software development, in military or civilian roles.
- Working proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., PowerShell, Python, or similar).
- Experience supporting users and troubleshooting endpoints, accounts, networks, or applications.
- Familiarity with Git and version-controlled workflows.
- Strong written communication and a habit of documenting your work.
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or asylee/refugee) due to ITAR/EAR export control requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience administering Microsoft 365 and/or Azure, ideally in GCC High, Azure Government, or other DoD/regulated environments.
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) and DevSecOps practices such as SAST/DAST, dependency scanning, and infrastructure as code.
- Exposure to CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, RMF, or similar compliance frameworks.
- Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, Microsoft AZ-104/AZ-500/MS-102, or equivalent.
- Experience with web development or content management for public-facing sites.
- Interest in spaceflight, defense, or other high-reliability environments.
What We Offer
- Hands-on experience running and securing the IT and DevSecOps environment of a fast-growing, well-backed space hardware company.
- Direct mentorship from the CIO and close collaboration with engineering leadership.
- Real ownership of systems and tools the whole company relies on.
- A high-energy, in-person team in DC that loves building together and is collaborative, ambitious, and mission-aligned.
- Flexible work schedule and a free on-site gym.
- The chance to make a visible impact on the future of space exploration. Your work will support hardware that goes to space!
- A path to full-time employment: fellows who perform well will be considered for a full-time role at the end of the fellowship. That role would come with a competitive salary, meaningful equity, and full benefits, including 401(k), health insurance with dental and vision, paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and paid parental leave.
SkillBridge participants keep their military pay and benefits during the fellowship. Magma Space does not provide compensation during the SkillBridge period.
The selected applicant will be required to pass a pre-employment third-party background check and reference check.
Magma Space Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Even if you don't meet every qualification listed here but are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
