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Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

KBRs 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 countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBRs 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.

Role summary

KBR is seeking a highly experienced Senior Platform Engineer to join our team in Beavercreek, OH. The ideal candidate will be a Kubernetes SME with a DoW Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility.

Key responsibilities

• Own the design, build, and operations of a modular, APIfirst platform that abstracts infrastructure from simulation software
• Lead multicluster Kubernetes, service mesh, security hardening, and observability to support hundreds of users and tens of thousands of entities across connected and airgapped environments
• Design and operate multicluster Kubernetes environments (control/data/CI/observability planes) with strong isolation and zerotrust defaults
• Implement service mesh (e.g., Istio) for mTLS, traffic control, and finegrained AuthorizationPolicy; manage ingress (Gateway/VirtualService) and eastwest policies
• Author and maintain platform CRDs and controllers/operators to reconcile developer intent into runtime objects (namespaces/cells, Deployments/Jobs, Services, policies, gateways)
• Integrate network policy (eBPF/Cilium), secrets management, RBAC/ABAC, and policydriven automation across environments
• Stand up observability (metrics/logs/traces) and SLO monitoring; drive reliability (HA, backup/restore, DR)
• Support airgap packaging/delivery and secure software supply chain (images, SBOMs, provenance)
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site/Hybrid
• Travel Requirements: 15%
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

• 12+ years of Software Engineering experience with 58+ years in platform/SRE roles operating production Kubernetes at scale; strong multicluster and GitOps (Argo CD/Flux) experience
• Handson with Istio/Envoy, Cilium (NetworkPolicy, eBPF), Ingress/Gateway API, and cluster networking (DNS, L7/L4)
• Controller/operator development using Go (Kubebuilder/Operator SDK) or TypeScriptbased frameworks; CRD design/versioning
• Observability: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Fluent Bit/OpenSearch; incident response and performance tuning
• Security: mTLS, OIDC, JWT, OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno (or equivalent), image signing, SBOM, CVE remediations

Desired:

• Experience in airgapped or classified environments; package and deploy with tools that support disconnected sites
• Exposure to Kubernetes Gateway/Envoy Gateway, egress control, and sidecar injection strategies
• Prior VV\&A support for modeling & simulation platforms

• Ability to work across Unclassified Secret TS/SCI/SAP environments

Ready to Make a Difference?

If youre 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 teams 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.