AWS DevOps Engineer: Cloud Automation & Security

KBR, Inc; Sioux Falls (SD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design, automate, secure, and operate AWS environments supporting mission‑critical workloads. This hands‑on role spans cloud engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, and application development to modernize systems and deliver reliable cloud services.

The engineer will design, implement, and optimize pipelines, automate deployment and testing, and collaborate across teams while following security and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• 6+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or related roles.
• Hands-on AWS design, deployment, and security experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, secure, and operate AWS cloud environments.
• Automate CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure deployment.
• Develop IaC modules and deployment patterns (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation).
• Implement cloud security controls and least-privilege access.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and engineering teams on controls and monitoring.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps mindset

Cross-functional collaboration

Security-minded

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Mathematics or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Java

Go

JavaScript

Linux

Git

GitLab Runners

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

ECS

ArgoCD

Flux

IAM, encryption, logging

FinOps

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to design, automate, secure, and operate AWS environments supporting mission‑critical workloads. This hands‑on role spans cloud engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, and application development to modernize systems and deliver reliable cloud services.

The engineer will design, implement, and optimize pipelines, automate deployment and testing, and collaborate across teams while following security and compliance requirements.