or apply directly on Sphinx Defense's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Sphinx Defense's roles stay open a median of 83 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 60% of Sphinx Defense's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Sphinx Defense
- high 25 stale, 0 reposted of 25 open
- Hiring momentum
- 34 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-25
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sphinx Defense's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sphinx Defense.
About this role
As an Associate DevOps Engineer at Sphinx, you will be involved in building and maintaining the infrastructure for a communications platform used by US government satellites. Your responsibilities will include supporting AWS and Kubernetes environments, improving CI/CD pipelines, and developing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform. You will collaborate with software engineers to enhance deployment automation and troubleshoot various issues in the platform.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Sphinx Defense as an employer.
What you need
- Experience working in Linux environments.
- Hands-on experience with Python or Go through professional work, internships, coursework, or personal projects.
- Exposure to Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, or other cloud-native technologies.
- Experience using Git for source control.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Ability to learn new technologies and adapt quickly.
What you get
- Competitive salary
- Meaningful equity ownership
- Profit sharing
- Employer 401(k) contribution
- 100% employer covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Worth weighing
- Role requires eligibility to obtain a U.S. TS/SCI security clearance.
- Hybrid role with onsite work required for classified program support.
Summarised from Sphinx Defense's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Sphinx Defense on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-25. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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