Cloud Engineer

KBR, Inc.•Colorado Springs, CO

7d•$93,700 - $140,600•Onsite

About The Position

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. Our KBR team in Colorado Springs, CO, is seeking a Cloud Engineer. This role is pivotal in integrating cloud technologies with Cloud Infrastructure practices, requiring a blend of technical skills and operational acumen. As a Cloud Engineer, your contributions will have direct impact on the success of our projects and the overall business outcomes we aim to achieve. At KBR, you'll be working on prototype projects that support the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s missions. The AFRL is the primary scientific research and development center for the Air Force. AFRL leads the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace force. Our rapid prototyping environment requires that we empower and entrust our engineers to make high level decisions. We live the Agile values, prioritizing development team autonomy, face-to-face communication, and working code over processes and documentation. Your work will directly support the Air Force in expanding national capabilities. As the Air Force's leader for National-to-Tactical capability development, AFRL collaborates with leading experts across the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, National Laboratories, industry, inter-agency, academia, and partner nations.

Requirements

Must have an active U.S. government SECRET security clearance, with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance; which is something only a U.S. citizen can obtain.
B.S. in Computer Science. Other degrees/educational courses will be considered with relevant work experience or certification.
2+ years of experience with knowledge in one or more of the following fields: Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering
Comfortable with Bicep, Terraform, or similar Infrastructure as Code practices.
1+ years of experience with Azure or AWS cloud services through AZ/AWS Command Line Interface tools and Azure/AWS Portal usage.
2+ years of experience with GNU/Linux commands, shell navigation, and standard code repository usage (GitLab, GitHub, etc.)
Ability to research and solve complex technical problems independently.

Nice To Haves

AWS or Azure cloud services certification (AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Fundamentals or similar) is preferred.
DoD 8140 Cyber Workforce qualification (Security+ or equivalent)
Experience creating cloud infrastructure with standard resources.
Familiarity with Azure Entra ID, Azure Kubernetes Service, Virtual Machines, Azure Firewall, Azure networking resources.
Experience operating/deploying/managing air-gapped cloud networks.

Responsibilities

Deploy, manage, and maintain Microsoft Azure cloud resources in multiple environments.
Develop Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, etc.) repositories to easily recreate and redeploy resources as needed.
Troubleshoot failed deployments, integrations between Azure resources, and user access issues through Azure Entra ID service.
Troubleshoot Azure Kubernetes Service and Virtual Machines with deployed applications running.
Design and maintain networks and systems interconnectivity protected with Azure Firewall Policies, User-Defined Routes, Application Gateway, etc.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support DevOps Engineers, Software Engineers, and Systems Engineers.