Cloud/DevOps Engineer
- Salary
- $24,500
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: work type, visa.
Open. First seen 22 October 2026.
About the role
Awetomaton is seeking a Cloud/DevOps Engineer to help build and deploy cloud native applications for our customers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In this role, you will work on a fast-moving team that is building a large data processing application.
An active TS/SCI is required. The ideal candidate will possess a BS degree or higher in engineering or related field with 5+ years experience working with Amazon Web Services, Gitlab CI/CD, and Kubernetes. This position will largely be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. We are actively considering candidates with a planned November 2026 start date.
Criteria for success
- Communication – Communicates clearly and effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
- Continuous Improvement – Looks for opportunities to make the team's process and outcomes better
- Adaptability – Understands that Agile is a mindset and adapts practices to the needs of the team and organization
Required Experience and Skills
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent experience may be considered
- Minimum of five (5) years of professional Cloud/DevOps experience
- Demonstrated experience working with AWS, GitLab, and Kubernetes
- Experience with Git or another source control management system
- Understanding of software development lifecycle principles and practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively within a collaborative, cross-functional technical team
Desired Education and Experience
- Experience developing software in Python
- Previous experience supporting Department of Defense or other government customers in operational environments
- Experience working with and deploying open-source observability tooling in a kubernetes environment
- Experience with OpenShift Container Platform, Istio, and ArgoCD
Awetomaton's standard text
About Awetomaton
We build software that enables humans to make informed decisions from raw intel data, with a specialization in satellite collection. We are a Dayton-based defense startup that believes there is a critical skill & culture gap - one we are filling with high-output, mission focused engineering talent. Results matter to our customers. We've never lost a customer because we deliver what they need. Awetomaton is where you do work that matters with a passionate team in an environment that inspires your creativity.
Benefits
Awetomaton's standard text
We provide industry leading benefits that balance your health & wellbeing today, as well as lay a solid financial future into retirement. Highlights of our benefit plan include:
- Flexible time off totaling 36 days / year. No questions asked.
- 100% 401k company match up to IRS annual limits. This is a benefit of up to $24,500 for 2026.
- Health plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield with Health Savings Account (HSA). We pay 95% of employee premiums including family plans.
- Employee favorite: Tech and Wellness reimbursement of $3000 / year. Treat yourself with the newest gadgets or athletic gear. No approvals required.
- Annual profit sharing as 401k contribution. No set percent and dependent on annual company performance. Benefit is above and beyond 401k match.
- MacBook laptop and well-equipped office spaces for optimal productivity in office and on-the-go.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Istio
Rare in Awetomaton's other 9 open postings.
Standard for DevOps / SRE / cloud roles
AWS · CI/CD · Kubernetes
Common in DevOps / SRE / cloud postings at any company.
In most of Awetomaton's ads
Git · GitLab · Python
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
77% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Awetomaton's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Awetomaton's other open jobs.
The team: R&D HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 7 open in R&D. 1 was posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in April: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Git (7 of 7), Docker (6 of 7), GitLab (6 of 7), Python (6 of 7), GitHub (5 of 7), Kubernetes (3 of 7), Angular (2 of 7)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) posted Sep 4
- Research Engineer – EO/IR Image Processing posted Aug 11
- Senior Research Engineer posted Jul 16
- Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) posted Jul 16
- Research Engineer posted Jul 16
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer posted Apr 6
From the team and dates on Awetomaton's own job board.
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