Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

Title:

Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM)

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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 is seeking an experienced Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) to join our team on site in El Segundo, CA.

An active TS/SCI clearance is required.

Join a small, hand selected engineering team defining the next generation of space communication systems supporting the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) Advanced Communications Acquisition Delta (SZM).

You will work onsite, co-located and closely integrated with the Government Customer.

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:

• Maintain and enforce all cybersecurity policies, standards, and directives to ensure assessment and authorization of information systems processing classified information
• Participate in 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 in multiple classified computing domains
• Integrate the Risk Management Framework throughout the system acquisition lifecycle
• Create, review, and assess RMF related artifacts for acceptable implementation of cybersecurity principles
• Develop, coordinate, and implement cybersecurity strategies as a sub-component of the Program Protection Plan
• 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
• Monitor the evolving state of industry knowledge and application to information security best practices
• Interface with other government organizations during security evaluation of engineering design solutions
• Provide technical security evaluation support to the Security Control Assessor (SCA) during contractor assessment and authorization activities
• Evaluate the continued effectiveness of implemented protection measures within the authorization boundary
• Prepare, review, and present technical reports and briefings
• Provide mentoring and technical leadership to the cybersecurity program team

Work Environment:

Location: On-site

Travel Requirements: Minimal

Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline
• 3 years of work experience in Cybersecurity may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of work experience in Information Assurance/Cybersecurity
• Experience as an ISSO, ISSE, or ISSM for a complex system
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification or equivalent 
• Ability to translate cybersecurity related policies and guidance into system requirements
• Experience with cybersecurity assessment and authorization processes such as the Risk Management Framework
• Understanding of common vulnerabilities and associated risk mitigation strategies
• Experience with cybersecurity policy and processes, architectures, testing and evaluation procedures, including Zero Trust
• Articulate complicated security concepts in cross-functional planning, coordination and task execution across the spectrum of systems engineering and integration activities
• With minimal oversight, be able to sort through complex issues, prioritize them accordingly, advocate for resources, and elevate to management as necessary
• Effective interpersonal and team-building skills, to engage at both the engineer and management levels to build confidence and collaboration between team