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title: "DevOps Engineer"
company: "Awetomaton"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/awetomaton"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/awetomaton-devops-engineer-b1f69833-d87e-48d6-826c-0ef45eecb48c"
apply_url: "https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/awetomaton/jobs/5420981008"
workplace: onsite
location: "St. Louis, MO"
employment_type: unspecified
seniority: mid
role: devops-infrastructure
region: united-states
skills: ["aws", "azure", "gcp", "kubernetes", "python", "terraform"]
date_posted: 2026-09-15T15:32:39.000Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-17T11:38:08.825Z
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# DevOps Engineer

**Awetomaton** · St. Louis, MO

Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/awetomaton/jobs/5420981008

## About the role

We are seeking a** DevOps Engineer **to support our enterprise-scale platform as a service (PaaS). This role is responsible for ensuring dependable daily operation, providing direct customer/tenant support (up to and including Tier 3), evolving & improving platform components, meeting security requirements, and deploying scalable solutions that balance performance and cost within our 6+ multitenant clusters.

**Active Top Secret security clearance required. **The ideal candidate will have a BS degree in Information Technology or related field with 3-5 years of experience in Kubernetes platforms, container orchestration, and cloud-based platform deployments, particularly in C2S, GovCloud, or similar isolated environments. This position will be performed on site at a customer location in St. Louis, MO. *We are actively considering candidates with a planned October 2026 start date.*

**What You'll Need to Succeed:**

- Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form with peers & decision makers

- Excel in juggling deliverables across multiple efforts in parallel within an Agile framework

- Demonstrate expertise in software delivery to DoD public cloud regions (C2S / GovCloud) and Kubernetes platforms

- The ability to replace operational tasks with automated workflows, GitOps pipelines, and self‑service tooling

- Enable PaaS tenants to onboard smoothly, adopt best practices, and experience reduced friction in deploying and operating workloads

- Design systems and platform components to maximize auditability, traceability, and real‑time observability

- Proven ability to automate complex, multi‑step workflows and operational processes to reduce toil and increase reliability

- Tenacity when tackling system security and compliance requirements 

**Must-haves in a Candidate:**

- U.S. Citizenship

- B.S. in Information Technology or related field

- 3+ years of experience in managing/administrating Kubernetes clusters, control plane components, autoscaling, and container-based workload troubleshooting

- 1+ years of experience with AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP cloud platforms including IAM, load balancers, and managed Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE)

- 1+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, etc.)

- 1+ years of experience with scripting languages like Python and Bash

- Familiarity with security compliance tools (e.g., Grype, Fortify, etc.)

- Familiarity with Agile development framework

- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools such as Gitlab CI and ArgoCD

**Nice to Have in a Candidate:**

- Experience administrating multitenant OpenShift clusters

- Experience with Crossplane or similar service layer abstraction tooling

- Experience working as part of a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)-based organization

- Familiarity with networking security and enterprise processes for Firewall Change Requests (FCRs), Security Impact Determinations (SIDRs), and Change Requests in ServiceNow workflow systems 

**Details:**

- Work is in person - on site at our customer location in St. Louis, MO.

- Top Secret security clearance is required
**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 approvals required.

- 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.

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