Junior Software Engineer

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Work across multiple technology stacks, gaining hands-on experience with various languages, frameworks, and tools to support a broad range of applications.
• Build or consume REST APIs and work with backend services or microservice architectures.
• Design, develop, and implement secure, end-to-end Kubernetes or Docker-based cluster and application lifecycles.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to architect containerized solutions and cloud-native applications.
• Apply GitOps principles for automated and reliable deployment processes.
• Implement DevSecOps best practices, ensuring security is integrated at every stage of the development lifecycle.
• Ensure effective log management and use analytics tools for system monitoring and optimization.
• Develop and maintain scripts (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell) to automate security checks, deployment processes, and routine DevOps tasks.
• Leverage AWS cloud services and other cloud platforms to ensure system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Maintain strong familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.
• Avoid writing custom Helm Charts.
• Write custom Helm Charts.
• Assist in implementing Service Mesh solutions (e.g., Istio) to support secure and efficient service-to-service communications.
• Collaborate with teams using version control systems like GitLab, and work with automation tools like Ansible, Maven, and Gradle.
• Stay current with cloud technologies, industry best practices, and evolving security threats to recommend innovative solutions.
• Maintain infrastructure using IaC/CaC.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 2 years of progressive related experience
• Advanced experience containerizing applications to be run through a web interface
• Advanced experience with Kubernetes or Docker
• Experience working with Agile, Agile XP, DevOps, and DevSecOps methodologies
• Experience with C++, Java, Python, and Go
• Experience building or consuming REST APIs and working with backend services or microservice architectures
• Experience with databases (SQL or NoSQL) and handling structured data (e.g., JSON, CSV)
• Familiarity with logging, telemetry, or data collection pipelines for monitoring system usage and performance
• Experience or exposure to data visualization tools (e.g., Grafana, dashboards, or reporting systems)
• Experience working with version control systems like GitHub and Gitlab
• Experience in software systems development using CI/CD pipelines, GitHub, Gitlab CI and ArgoCD
• Experience with Log Management and Analytics tools like Vector, Loki, and Grafana
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and Platform as a Service models

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret security clearance

Skills

• Writing custom Helm Charts
• Big Data experience
• Database development like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB
• Data Visualization tools like PowerBI, Tableau, Python
• Experience working in AWS and cloud technologies
• Knowledge of Service-Mesh, such as Istio
• Experience with distributed simulation frameworks such as DIS, HLA, or similar Modeling & Simulation (M&S) standards

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.

Pay

$95,000 - $105,000

Schedule

Standard