Have you seen Apollo 13, The Martian, or Armageddon and recall all of the NASA engineers in a room with a bunch of monitors? Quindar is digitizing that away. Satellites are flying servers in space and we are revolutionizing the future of spacecraft operations by building the DataDog for space.

Our team has worked at SpaceX, OneWeb, Lockheed Martin, Iridium, Boeing, AWS, and RedHat. We've operated dozens of satellites, worked on broadband and earth observation constellations, and serviced commercial and government users. We are using lessons learned from our previous aerospace and startup experiences to revolutionize the space industry and enable access to space without being an expert.

Quindar

Quindar builds modern, cloud-native satellite mission operations software with a simple mission: to operate satellites like servers. Our platform replaces fragmented, legacy ground systems with an integrated, automation-driven approach that brings modern software velocity to space operations.

We're a small, fast-moving team with deep aerospace and software roots, energized by big challenges and motivated by the impact we have on real missions in this next chapter of the Space Age. If you want to work with sharp, ambitious people who push boundaries, move quickly, and are excited to take space operations to the next level, Quindar is the place to do it.

What You’ll Be Doing

Quindar is standing up classified operational environments to support mission partners across the U.S. government. We are seeking a Senior IT Specialist with deep experience deploying and maintaining IT systems inside Secret Collateral and SCI-accredited spaces, including SCIF infrastructure.

This role is responsible for building, securing, accrediting, and operating the IT backbone of our classified spaces. You will install and maintain CWAN, DISN, SIPR, and/or JWICS networks, deploy classified-compliant workstations and peripherals and support all end-user systems in coordination with our ISSM and Facility Security Officer.

This is a hands-on technical role that directly enables Quindar’s classified mission execution.

Qualifications

Required

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 5+ years supporting IT systems in classified or SCIF environments.
• Hands-on experience with CWAN, DISN, SIPR, JWICS, or equivalent DoD/IC networks.
• Strong knowledge of RMF, JSIG, ICD-503/705, and NISPOM.
• Experience deploying and securing classified workstations, KVMs, VTC systems, and secure phones.
• Ability to work in tightly controlled access environments with zero-defect execution.

Preferred

• DoD 8570 IAT II or III certification (Security+, CASP, CISSP).
• Experience working directly with ISSMs, FSOs, and government accrediting reps.
• Prior involvement in SCIF construction, accreditation, or renovations.
• Knowledge of cross-domain solutions and multi-level security environments.

What Success Looks Like

• All CWAN/DISN/SIPR/JWICS connections fully deployed, accredited, and operational with no findings.
• SCIF IT infrastructure built correctly the first time and hardened to the latest standards.
• Smooth, reliable classified operations with minimal downtime.
• Strong trust and operational rhythm established with ISSM, FSO, and government customers.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Why you'll love working at Quindar

• We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!
• We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
• Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
• We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
• Annually we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.
• Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!

Quindar is looking for candidates that like using modern software tools, cloud based services, and architecting software designs. Our frontend is built with React on top of Hasura deployed with Terraform on AWS GovCloud. We have a microservice architecture powered by Python and rely heavily on CI/CD processes.

Aerospace experts are NOT required to help build out our platform. We are looking for candidates that want to build software that tracks, contacts, and operates hundreds of flying computers in space that operate on different operating systems for various customers.