Cyber Lead Engineer

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Cyber Lead Engineer

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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.

KBR (formerly LinQuest) is the prime contractor on the MSEIT contract. By applying to this position, you are in consideration for KBR employment. However, you also have the option to be hired by one of our subcontractor teammates.

The MILSATCOM Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test (MSEIT) effort provides leading edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the Air Force’s Space and Missiles System Center. We support the Air Force’s acquisition of state of the art Military Satellite Communications systems, providing global secure, survivable, and protected communications for our nation’s warfighters. We seek technical individuals who will thrive in a highly collaborative work environment of small teams, using the most modern tools and methodologies to tackle the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

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:

• Lead IT architecture design reviews to assess and ensure compliance with cybersecurity requirements
• Ensure cybersecurity principles are embedded in systems engineering efforts for ground and space systems
• Integrate the Risk Management Framework throughout the system acquisition lifecycle
• Develop, coordinate, and implement cybersecurity strategies as a sub-component of the Program Protection Plan
• Create, review, and assess RMF related artifacts for acceptable implementation of cybersecurity principles
• Evaluate and apply government cybersecurity (DoD, NIST, FIPS, and CNSS) policies and instructions as necessary
• Conduct program and technical risk assessments to determine necessary cybersecurity protection measures
• Consult with customer and developers to implement System Security Engineering principles to develop appropriate cybersecurity architectures
• Interface with other government organizations during security evaluation of engineering design solutions
• Provide technical security evaluation support to the SCA during contractor assessment and authorization activities
• Integrate cybersecurity assessments into developmental and operational testing and evaluation plans
• Evaluate the continued effectiveness of implemented protection measures within the authorization boundary
• Plan and facilitate missing based cyber risk assessments to assess the security of the system to provide resilient capability to the warfighter

Work Environment:

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: Minimal
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

• Must have an active TS/SCI clearance to be considered for this position
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline
• Key developer of system security plans, Security Assessment Plans/Reports, Risk Assessment Plan/Report, Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), and associated cybersecurity artifacts
• Experience working in a system program office fielding a new capability
• Ability to translate cybersecurity related policies and guidance into system requirements
• Coordinate with customer to determine priorities and lead solution development for customer approval
• Ability to clearly articulate complex cybersecurity concepts in coherent, logical format to secure customer approval and support execution
• Mentor Jr team members to increase System Security Engineering capabilities and improve customer support
• Familiarity with cybersecurity assessment and authorization processes such as the Risk Management Framework
• Familiarity with mission based risk assessment methodologies used by the DoD
• Understanding of common vulnerabilities and application of compensating controls or mitigation strategies
• Familiarity with cybersecurity policy and proce