Space Systems DevOps Engineer — Mission‑Critical, On‑Site

Omitron, Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

HSA or FSA accounts

Disability and AD&D insurance

Paid federal holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Professional development reimbursement

E-Verify Participation

Job summary

Omitron, Inc. seeks a mid-level Space Systems DevOps Engineer to bridge infrastructure and orbital analysts for SDA/C2 programs at Vandenberg AFB. You will automate, harden Linux, and support mission-critical workflows in air-gapped environments.

You will embed with OA to translate requirements into infrastructure changes, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and develop Python tooling. The role requires DoD credentials, DoD 8570 IAT II or ability to obtain, and a strong Linux background.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance or willingness to upgrade to TS/SCI.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or related field or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in systems administration, DevOps, and/or software engineering (or 2+ years with advanced degree).
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification or ability to obtain.
• Strong Linux proficiency; Python 3 scripting; Git and CI/CD experience.
• Familiarity with virtualization and storage/network fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Embed with the orbital analyst team to translate mission requirements into infrastructure configuration, tuning, and automation.
• Serve as liaison between systems/infrastructure and analyst mission users to ensure operational needs are met.
• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks across compute, storage, network, and virtualization.
• Administer, patch, and harden Linux systems in DISA STIG-compliant, air-gapped environments.
• Configure enterprise virtualization and high-throughput storage with tuning for performance.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and IaC for disconnected environments.
• Develop Python tooling for monitoring, lifecycle tracking, and alerting.
• Review code, document changes, and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate with development teams and project managers to deliver quality solutions.

Skills

Linux

Python scripting

Git

CI/CD

VMware

Networking

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or related

DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Horizon

Job description

Omitron, Inc. seeks a mid-level Space Systems DevOps Engineer to bridge infrastructure and orbital analysts for SDA/C2 programs at Vandenberg AFB. You will automate, harden Linux, and support mission-critical workflows in air-gapped environments.

You will embed with OA to translate requirements into infrastructure changes, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and develop Python tooling. The role requires DoD credentials, DoD 8570 IAT II or ability to obtain, and a strong Linux background.