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KBR Careers · 1 day ago

CI/CD & Release Engineering SME

KBR is a leader in providing engineering and advanced technology solutions to the intelligence and national security sectors. They are seeking a CI/CD & Release Engineering SME to manage the delivery pipeline for platform and simulation applications, ensuring compliance and security in the deployment processes.

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Responsibilities

Own the delivery pipeline for platform and simulation applications—connected and air‑gapped
Implement repeatable, compliant CI/CD, artifact management, and promotion (dev→stage→prod), supporting canary/blue‑green rollouts and secure supply‑chain practices
Design GitOps workflows (Argo CD/Flux) and CI pipelines (GitHub Actions/Tekton/Argo Workflows) for containers, Helm/Kustomize
Build promotion pipelines with environment gates, automated tests, policy checks, and Istio traffic shifting (VirtualService/DestinationRule)
Manage artifact registries, image relocation, and SBOM generation (CycloneDX/SPDX); implement SLSA‑aligned provenance
Enable air‑gap packaging/delivery: bundle charts/images/manifests; automate offline installs/updates and verification
Establish compliance automation: supply‑chain scanning, signing (cosign), CVE triage, audit trails

Qualification

DevSecOpsKubernetesGitOpsHelm/KustomizePolicy-as-codeSBOMsContainer signingImage mirroringAutomated rollbackCanary analysisDoD compliance

Required

12+ years of Software Engineering experience with 5–7+ years in DevSecOps/Release Engineering; strong Kubernetes CI/CD, GitOps, and Helm/Kustomize background
Experience with policy-as-code (OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno) and secure pipeline orchestration
Familiar with SBOMs, container signing, image mirroring/relocation; registry operations
Active DoW Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Preferred

Operating CI/CD in disconnected/secure networks; automated air‑gap workflows
Performance‑aware rollouts, canary analysis, and automated rollback
Demonstrated ability to meet DoD compliance controls

Benefits

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

Company

KBR Careers

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Becky Sewell
Chief Training Officer (CTO)
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Dana Dorsey
Sr. VP, Chief Financial Officer
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