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Cloud ArchitectBelong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end 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 country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s 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.
Position Summary:
The KBR team is looking for a cloud architect to design and construct world-class scalable software development and test environments for multiple high-profile acquisition efforts. This is a role with a wide berth that will have the latitude to transition on-prem workloads to one or more hyperscale environments.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with multiple organizations with similar and diverging requirements on cloud architecture & strategy
- Evaluate new cloud technologies and makes substantiated recommendations for improvement
- Identify the best cloud solutions to successfully meet the strategic architecture needs of the organization
- Regularly evaluate existing cloud infrastructure to identify risks or opportunities for improvement
- Assess legacy mission infrastructure and functions to determine best candidates for transition to a cloud-based solution
- Develop cross-domain solutions to manage the transfer of unclassified software and data to classified networks
- Support continuous integration/continuous testing/continuous delivery (CI/CT/CD) software development processes in a hybrid cloud environment
- Support prototyping & troubleshooting of complex systems spanning between on- and off-premises cloud environments
- Offer guidance in capability/service movement techniques, including bulk application transfers into the cloud
- Be part of an agile team to cross-functional boundaries and mentor others on cloud services
Work Environment:
- Location: Onsite
- Travel Requirements: Minimal
- Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications:
Required:
- BS in technical field (preferably Computer Science or Electrical Engineering)
- 12+ years in Software development, Infrastructure design, or DevOps
- Minimum of 12 years working experience in one of/many of a DevOps, Security Engineering, or SRE role.
- Outstanding communication skills and the ability to work in an environment with evolving requirements
- Highly proficient in modern cloud providers, especially Azure and Google Cloud.
- Experience with IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc).
- Programming ability in one or more general purpose languages (C++, Rust, Python).
- Understanding of public cloud networking concepts.
- Experience deploying complex and scalable cloud applications.
- Must have a U.S. DoD TS clearance
Desired:
- Experience with one or more existing DoD classified development networks
- 15+ years in Software development in a classified working environment
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re 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. Let's 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 team’s 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.
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