
DevOps Engineer (Ansible)
- Fulton, Maryland
- Washington DC Metro Area, District of Columbia
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DevOps Engineer (Ansible)Belong. 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.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automate infrastructure and application management, leverage Ansible to streamline configuration management, deployment, and orchestration processes.
- Work closely with cross-functional 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 infrastructure-as-code 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 Ansible's 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 SME-level support and ensuring best practices are followed.
- Collaborate with the GITM engineering team to design and implement Ansible-based 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 post-Terraform 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 Terraform-provisioned infrastructure by integrating Ansible playbooks to enforce desired state configurations across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Leverage Ansible for continuous configuration and compliance management, ensuring that Terraform-provisioned infrastructure stays aligned with security and operational policies over time.
Work Environment:
- Location: Annapolis Junction MD [On-site]
- Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20% Travel
- Working Hours: Standard 40 hour per week
Qualifications :
Required:
- Clearance: Top Secret with SCI
- Experience in software engineering and integration of Commercial Off-the-Shelf software products.
- Must have a current DoD 8570.1-M 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:
$110,000 to $130,000
This range is for the Maryland area only
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s 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 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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