Title:
DevOps Engineer (Ansible and SNET)
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBRs National Security Solutions team provides highend engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.
Why Join Us
- Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automate infrastructure and application management leverage Ansible to streamline configuration management deployment and orchestration processes.
- Work closely with crossfunctional teams to enhance the scalability security and performance of the infrastructure
- Primary focus will be on Ansible with a solid understanding of Terraform to assist in provisioning and managing cloud resources. Expertise in both automation tools will help drive infrastructureascode practices enabling seamless reliable and scalable operations across our systems.
- Develop and manage Ansible playbooks modules and configurations for both Unix and Windows environments.
- Utilize Ansibles agentless configuration management approach to automate infrastructure provisioning and software deployment.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across development testing and production environments.
- Administer and maintain Ansible infrastructure providing SMElevel support and ensuring best practices are followed.
- Collaborate with the GITM engineering team to design and implement Ansiblebased solutions for a distributed data center environment.
- Automate business processes and software deployments using various frameworks and scripting languages (e.g. Python Bash JavaScript).
- Implement and perform security testing code reviews and provide engineering solutions to mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Use Ansible to handle postTerraform provisioning tasks such as configuring operating systems installing software packages and setting up application services after infrastructure resources are created.
- Automate the configuration management of Terraformprovisioned infrastructure by integrating Ansible playbooks to enforce desired state configurations across cloud and onprem environments.
- Leverage Ansible for continuous configuration and compliance management ensuring that Terraformprovisioned infrastructure stays aligned with security and operational policies over time.
Work Environment:
- Location: Annapolis Junction MD Onsite
- Travel Requirements: Minimal 020 Travel
- Working Hours: Standard 40 hour per week
Qualifications :
Required:
- Clearance: Top Secret with SCI
- Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial OfftheShelf software products.
- Must have a current DoD 8570.1M IAT Level III certification
Desired:
- 5 to 8 years with BS/BA or 3 to 5 years with MS/MA or 0 to 2 years with PhD.
Basic Compensation:
$110000 to $130000
This range is for the Maryland area only
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional 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 a sign on bonus relocation benefits short term incentives long term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Ready to Make a Difference
If youre 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. Lets shape the future together.
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.
Belong Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.
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.