Space Systems DevOps Engineer - On-Site at Vandenberg

Omitron-Inc; California; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

HSA/FSA Accounts

Disability and AD&D insurance

Paid federal holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Supplemental insurance options (AFLAC,

Professional development reimbursement

Job summary

Omitron, Inc. in California seeks a Space Systems DevOps Engineer to bridge infrastructure and orbital-analyst teams, delivering secure, high-performance compute, storage, and network environments for SDA/C2 workloads. The role embeds with the OA team at Vandenberg and requires US citizenship with an active DoD clearance.

The position emphasizes Python automation, Linux administration, and CI/CD in air‑gapped, DISA STIG-compliant settings to support mission-critical space operations.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship required
• Active DoD Secret clearance required, TS/SCI possible upon upgrade
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE or related field
• 4+ years in systems admin/DevOps/software eng or 2+ years with graduate degree
• Proficiency in Linux and Python scripting
• Git and CI/CD familiarity
• Experience with virtualization and storage/network fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Embed with OA team to translate requirements into infrastructure configuration, tuning and automation
• Administer, patch, and harden Linux systems in air‑gapped DISA STIG environment
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Python tooling for monitoring and automation
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks spanning compute, storage, and networking
• Collaborate with dev teams and project managers to deliver field-ready solutions

Skills

Linux

Python scripting

Git

CI/CD

Virtualization

Security clearance

IAT Level II

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

VMware vSphere/ESXi

VDI

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Job description

Omitron, Inc. in California seeks a Space Systems DevOps Engineer to bridge infrastructure and orbital-analyst teams, delivering secure, high-performance compute, storage, and network environments for SDA/C2 workloads. The role embeds with the OA team at Vandenberg and requires US citizenship with an active DoD clearance.

The position emphasizes Python automation, Linux administration, and CI/CD in air‑gapped, DISA STIG-compliant settings to support mission-critical space operations.