Senior DevOps Engineer

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions. 

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact. 

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment. 

Job Summary:

KBR is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA.

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.

Responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Required Experience:

• 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)

Preferred Experience:

• 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

Work Environment:

• Location: On site

• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard, 40 hours per week (Full-time)

Compensation:

• For California only, the salary range for this position is approximately $126,900 - $158,600. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Other Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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.

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