DevOps Engineer-SME

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DevOps Engineer-SME

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

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.

Position Summary:

Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining processes for deploying  large-scale software architectures. In this position, you will utilize tools such as Docker, GitLab, and Ansible to handle the configuration and deployment of software to test and production environments.

KBR enables a strong path for growth by challenging engineers to seek knowledge outside their comfort zone. In this position, you will be given every opportunity to expand and apply your insight and knowledge to interesting and challenging problems.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy DevSecOps practices for automating the software engineering practices across multiple teams and 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.
• Drive modern software development practices across multiple, agile teams.
• 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 multiple agile development teams and will oversee the instantiation of DevOps pipelines in both on-prem and cloud environments

Work Environment:

• Location: Onsite
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Required:

• BS in technical field (preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering)
• 12+ yrs in Software Development, Infrastructure Design, or or DevOps
• Proven experience in a senior DevOps role, demonstrating leadership and innovation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Strong expertise in CI/CD tools, especially GitLab
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible).
• Demonstrated proficiency in containerization and orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, especially Azure and GCP
• Solid understanding of networking, security, and system administration.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance.

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.