Senior AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer

KBR - Sioux Falls, SD

Full-time - Senior

Sioux Falls, SD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KBR is seeking a Senior AWS Cloud DevOps Engineer to join their team in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This role involves leading the evaluation, implementation, and deployment of hybrid-cloud strategies for customers, with a focus on AWS projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team. The position is primarily on-site, with some flexibility for remote work.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the evaluation, implementation, and deployment of processes & capabilities to advance hybrid-cloud strategy for KBR's customers
• Work with solution architects and larger design teams to deliver full hybrid-cloud solutions in a FedRAMP high environment
• Develop and maintain systems management tools to manage hybrid-cloud infrastructure provisioning, monitoring, auditing, de-provisioning using Python, Ansible and other tools
• Work closely with the Architects and Engineers to design networks, systems, and storage environment that effectively reflect business needs, security requirements, and service level requirements for KBR's customers
• Manage a continuous integration/continuous deployment methodology for Infrastructure technologies using industry standards such as Jenkins and GitLab Runners
• Work with engineering and architecture teams to design and implement scalable software services
• Lead and participate in a cross functional team environment to provide troubleshooting and support around core business applications
• Ability to work with multiple projects simultaneously
• Develop strategic roadmaps and project implementation plans based on customer requirements
• Ability to identify cost savings, security gaps, and best practices across a variety of AWS services and compliances in FedRAMP high environment
• Ability to identifying and solve complex issues for our customers and present recommendations to senior leadership
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and juggle multiple tasks at once
• Mentor and lead junior engineers

Requirements

• AWS Professional Certification
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field
• 10+ years of experience as a Cloud Software Developer/Engineer, Systems Administrator, Network Administrator, DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, or equivalent cloud experience
• 5+ years of DevOps experience with CI/CD pipelines, containers, and automation
• 4+ years in a customer facing role
• 4+ years of experience implementing and administering cloud
• Strong understanding of AWS Security and Network controls
• Strong experience with Terraform, CDK, or other IaC tool
• Experience with Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or other configuration management tool
• Experience with one or more scripting languages like Python, Bash/Shell, or PowerShell
• General understanding of compliance around FedRAMP
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Proven ability to work across teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication and influencing skills
• Ability to manage multiple complex priorities in a dynamic environment
• The ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
• Strong aptitude to learn and passion for problem solving

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with agile techniques and methods
• Familiarity with modern Software Engineering principles
• Experience engineering and deploying public sector solutions
• Expert experience with AWS services in following list: S3, CloudFront, EKS, Lambda, Aurora Serverless DB, AWS Batch

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional training and development