Associate DevOps Engineer

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Associate 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.

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.

Associate DevOps Engineer

We are seeking a motivated Associate DevOps Engineer to join our infrastructure team. In this role, you will support the automation, maintenance, and optimization of our CI/CD pipelines and build management systems. You will collaborate closely with development teams to ensure high availability and reliable delivery of our microservices‑based applications within a secure, regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

CI/CD Pipeline Support

• Maintain and enhance automated build and deployment pipelines using Jenkins, including Jenkins Pipelines and Shared Libraries.
• Partner with development teams to improve build reliability, deployment automation, and release consistency.

Build & Toolchain Management

• Manage and support build configurations and dependencies within the Atlassian ecosystem (Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence).
• Contribute to streamlining development workflows and improving traceability across the software development lifecycle.

Containerization & Orchestration

• Support containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes across development, staging, and production environments including Helm based deployments.
• Assist with deployments, scaling activities, and troubleshooting containerized services.

Security & Automation

• Help manage and automate SSL/TLS certificate and SSH key lifecycles to ensure secure communication and compliance.
• Follow established security standards and participate in automation efforts that reduce manual risk.

Observability & Monitoring

• Monitor system health and application performance using the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) or similar observability tools.
• Assist in log analysis and troubleshooting to support system stability and incident response.

System Administration

• Perform routine Linux server administration, troubleshooting, and basic performance tuning.
• Support infrastructure stability in collaboration with senior engineers.

Scripting & Application Support

• Write and maintain Bash scripts to automate routine operational tasks.
• Support deployment and runtime needs of Java‑based microservices.

Security Clearance Eligibility

• Ability to obtain or maintain a DoD security clearance

Technical Qualifications

Automation

• Hands-on experience with Jenkins (Pipelines, Shared Libraries)
• Experience with Atlassian tools

       Orchestration

• Foundational working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (pods, deployments, services)
• Functional working knowledge of Helm Charting

     Scripting / Code

• Proficiency in Bash scripting
• Basic familiarity with Java application environments and java development

     Operating Systems

• Strong command of Linux/Unix systems and the command line

     Security

• Fundamental understanding of the basic security concepts including SCA, SBOMs and vulnerability scans etc.
• Automated certificate management concepts, ssh key management etc.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)

 DoD / Regulated Environment Experience

• Familiarity with Department of Defense projects, including security requirements such as STIGs and NIST 800‑53

Microservices Architecture

• Understanding of how microservices communicate and operate within containerized clusters

Agile Development

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
• Experience documenting technical processes using Confluence

Data / Logging

• Experience with MongoDB
• Experience with log aggregation tools such as ELK Stack or Prometheus/Grafana

Work Environment:

• Location: Beavercreek, OH
• Working Hours: 40 hours per week

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 at KBR. Let's shape the future together. Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

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.