Associate AWS DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & CI/CD

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

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