Why Join Us?
Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities
Lead release management and deployment of microservices in a Kubernetes environment (AWS EKS, Azure AKS).
Design and implement vulnerability management, security monitoring, compliance controls, and incident response automation.
Work with developers to implement secure coding practices and application security testing.
Deploy DevOps practices for automating the software engineering practices across multiple projects.
Ensure we have solid, foundational processes in place. The design decisions you will make in this position will have a direct and lasting impact on the success of the entire software team and organization.
The DevOps Engineer will work directly with internal and external stakeholders to understand evolving requirements and identify key technologies and architecture design patterns used by the team.
Stand up agile development teams and will oversee the instantiation of DevOps pipelines in both on-prem and cloud environments.
Work Environment
Location: On-site
Travel Requirements: Minimal
Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications
Required
Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance is required for this position
Experience and Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science, or related technical degree
5+ years of DevOps software development and infrastructure design.
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
Ability to design, implement, and manage secure cloud infrastructure solutions (AWS, Azure).
Proficiency in implementing, maintaining, and managing CI/CD pipelines with security scanning tools and best practices, including container image scanning and dependency vulnerability management.
Understanding of Zero Trust and secure software supply-chain principles.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters in product environments.
Experience deploying applications using Helm and ArgoCD.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code solutions including Terraform, OpenTofu, CloudFormation, and similar.
Experience implementing observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, Open Telemetry, or similar platforms.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Strong passion for conducting research, tackling complex problems, and continuously learning and adopting new technologies.
Organization capability with ability to handle competing priorities.
Strong interpersonal skills, communication (oral and written), and presentation skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desired
Active Secret or higher clearance
Master’s degree in engineering or computer science, or related technical degree
Experience with CI/CD on classified software development networks.
Active cybersecurity certification such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), or comparable credential.
INCOSE certification, such as CSEP or ESEP
Basic Compensation: $126,900 to $158,600 in El Segundo, CA
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Ready to Make a Difference? If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
