Associate AWS DevOps Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking an Associate AWS DevOps Engineer to support development, automation, security, and operation of AWS environments for mission-critical workloads.

You will work with experienced cloud, DevOps, architecture, cybersecurity, and infra teams to advance cloud modernization and IaC adoption. In this early-career role, you will develop expertise in AWS, CI/CD, containers, security, observability, FinOps, and AI-assisted engineering while delivering automation and reliable cloud

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• At least two years of relevant cloud/DevOps experience.
• Hands-on AWS cloud services experience.
• Experience with IaC: Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Scripting or programming in Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, or JavaScript.
• Linux administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Git, CI/CD, and container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes).
• U.S. citizenship required due to government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS cloud environments.
• Support application and infrastructure migration and modernization.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Create automation scripts in Python/Bash/PowerShell/Go/JavaScript.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab/GitHub Actions.
• Automate build, test, security, deployment, and rollback processes.
• Support container workloads with Docker/Kubernetes/EKS/ECS.
• Apply security practices for IAM, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Assist with FedRAMP/NIST/compliance documentation and evidence collection.
• Maintain runbooks, backups, and service-health checks.
• Troubleshoot cloud infra, Linux, networking, pipelines, and deployments.
• Follow FinOps practices and optimize resources.
• Maintain documentation and participate in reviews and planning.

Skills

AWS Cloud

DevOps

Scripting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Ansible

Helm

ArgoCD

Flux

Job description

Title:

Associate AWS DevOps Engineer

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Position Overview

KBR is seeking an Associate AWS DevOps Engineer to support the development, automation, security, and operation of AWS environments for mission‑critical customer workloads.

This hands‑on, early‑career position will work with experienced cloud, DevOps, architecture, cybersecurity, application, and infrastructure teams. Under technical guidance, the engineer will support cloud modernization and develop expertise in AWS, Infrastructure as Code, continuous integration and delivery, containers, security, observability, FinOps, and AI‑assisted engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS cloud environments.

• Support application and infrastructure migration and modernization.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, AWS Cloud Development Kit, AWS CloudFormation, or comparable tools.

• Create automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, Rust, or similar languages.

• Build and maintain continuous integration and delivery pipelines using GitLab, GitLab Runners, GitHub Actions, or comparable platforms.

• Automate build, testing, security scanning, artifact management, deployment, validation, promotion, and rollback processes.

• Support containerized workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, Helm, and applicable GitOps tools.

• Apply security practices covering identity and access management, encryption, secrets, vulnerabilities, logging, auditing, and least‑privilege access.

• Support environments subject to applicable FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST, customer, and contract security requirements.

• Assist with compliance documentation, evidence collection, remediation, and continuous monitoring.

• Maintain monitoring, alerting, dashboards, runbooks, backups, recovery processes, and service‑health checks.

• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, Linux, networking, pipelines, containers, and application deployments, escalating complex issues when appropriate.

• Apply FinOps practices such as tagging, cost monitoring, rightsizing, scheduling, storage optimization, and identifying unused resources.

• Maintain technical documentation, diagrams, configuration records, and operating procedures.

• Participate in technical reviews, code reviews, Agile planning, incident response, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

• Use approved Generative AI tools for documentation, scripting, testing, troubleshooting, and automation in accordance with security and responsible‑use requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

• At least two years of relevant experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, systems administration, software development, infrastructure automation, cybersecurity engineering, or a related field.

• Internships, cooperative education, military technical experience, and comparable applied engineering experience may count toward the experience requirement.

• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services.

• Experience with at least one Infrastructure as Code technology, such as Terraform, AWS Cloud Development Kit, or AWS CloudFormation.

• Experience with a scripting or programming language such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, Java, Go, or JavaScript.

• Experience with Linux administration, command‑line tools, scripting, or troubleshooting.

• Familiarity with:

• Git and source‑code management.

• Continuous integration and continuous delivery.

• Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Amazon ECS, or another container platform.

• Cloud networking, identity and access management, encryption, logging, monitoring, and security practices.

• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems, document findings, and appropriately escalating complex issues.

• Strong collaboration, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

• Ability and willingness to learn new AWS services, DevOps tools, security controls, and automation technologies.

• U.S. citizenship is required due to customer and contract requirements. Employment is contingent upon verification of citizenship and satisfaction of applicable customer, facility‑access, background‑investigation, and contract eligibility requirements.

AWS Certification Requirement

The candidate must hold one of the following active certifications at the time of hire or obtain one within six months:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

• AWS Certified Developer – Associate

• AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate

• AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate

• AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate

The AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification does not satisfy this requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AWS environments through professional employment, an internship, cooperative education, military service, an academic project, or another applied engineering setting.

• Experience with tools such as GitLab, GitLab Runners, Ansible, Helm, ArgoCD, or Flux.

• Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST Special Publication 800-53, or a comparable security framework.

• Familiarity with cloud observability, vulnerability management, incident response, backup and recovery, or FinOps.

• Experience using approved Generative AI tools for engineering, scripting, testing, documentation, or troubleshooting.

Role Scope and Development

Senior engineers will provide mentoring, design review, and production‑change oversight. The Associate AWS DevOps Engineer will contribute to cloud migrations, production operations, compliance activities, incident response, and disaster‑recovery planning while progressively assuming more complex responsibilities.

This position is not expected to independently own enterprise cloud architecture, FedRAMP compliance, production incident command, disaster‑recovery architecture, or large‑scale cloud migrations.

Why Join KBR

KBR delivers science, technology, and engineering solutions supporting important national missions. This position provides hands‑on experience with modern cloud technologies and opportunities to develop advanced AWS and DevOps skills while working with experienced engineers, architects, cybersecurity professionals, and application teams.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

U.S. Citizenship required

The candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation after hiring to obtain a badge for government facility access and user account

Experience and/or Education in lieu of these qualifications will be reviewed for applicability to meet these requirements.

KBR Benefits:

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include401K 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.

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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.