Associate AWS DevOps Engineer — Cloud Automation & CI/CD

KBR, Inc; Sioux Falls, Northern (SD, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking an Associate AWS DevOps Engineer to support AWS environments, automation, security, and operations for mission-critical workloads in Sioux Falls.

You will work with cloud, DevOps, architecture, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams under guidance. Responsibilities include deploying and monitoring AWS environments, building IaC with Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation, and creating automation and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or related roles.
• Hands-on with AWS services and at least one IaC tech (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation).
• Proficiency in Python/Bash/PowerShell/Go/Java/JavaScript; Linux basics.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and security basics.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot AWS environments.
• Develop and maintain IaC with Terraform, CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Build automation using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, or JavaScript.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub Actions).
• Support container workloads with Docker, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS.
• Apply security practices across IAM, encryption, logging, monitoring.
• Participate in FedRAMP/NIST/security compliance activities as needed.
• Maintain runbooks, dashboards, and incident response processes.
• Collaborate across cloud, DevOps, cybersecurity, and architecture teams.

Skills

AWS

DevOps

CI/CD

Python

Linux

Git

Security

Automation

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

CDK

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking an Associate AWS DevOps Engineer to support AWS environments, automation, security, and operations for mission-critical workloads in Sioux Falls.

You will work with cloud, DevOps, architecture, cybersecurity, and infrastructure teams under guidance. Responsibilities include deploying and monitoring AWS environments, building IaC with Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation, and creating automation and CI/CD pipelines.