Senior DevOps Engineer

Title: Senior DevOps Engineer 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. KBR (formerly LinQuest) is the prime contractor on the MSEIT contract. You will join a systems engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting US Space Force (USSF) satellite communications. You will support Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) activities in a multidisciplinary and collaborative environment. You will interface and collaborate with SE&I team members, contractors, government civilians and members of the USSF. You will lead and support several working groups responsible for leading technical discussion, resolve and identify risk, requirement gaps, developing briefings, writing, and tracking action items, and authoring meeting minutes. The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the US Space Force’s Space Systems Center (SSC). We support the Space Force’s acquisition of state-of-the-art satellite communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems. 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.

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.

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