Cloud/DevOps Engineer

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

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

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.