ISSE

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ISSE

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.

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.

KBR seeks for a Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE) to serve as the Program Office’s information security professional responsible for managing all aspects of an organization's information security system, including researching, testing, training, and implementing programs designed to safeguard sensitive information from possible compromise.

Requirements:

1. The ISSE works with System Engineering teams to incorporate cyber resiliency objectives, techniques, and design principles into all system engineering and development efforts throughout the systems development life cycle (SDLC).

2. Develop and maintain documentation and diagrams for security tools, system environments, and cloud operations.

3. Perform requirements analysis, design, and integration for complex software applications and collaboration infrastructures.

4. Participate in the change management process, including reviewing Change Requests and assisting in the assessment of security impact of proposed changes.

5. Write implementation and design documents describing how security features are implemented.

6. Create and maintain information system security documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and provide guidance on active Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&M).

7. Conduct periodic and continuous monitoring of the system, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with the authorization package.

Location: On-Site Lorton VA

Travel Requirements: 0-20%

Working Hours: Standard

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, networking, or programming

Current/active Top Secret/SCI; Current or recent DoD SAP access

Subject to a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph

7+ years' technical experience in cybersecurity, information technology, or systems engineering

Must have experience working with Special Access Programs (SAPs)

Strong proficiency fault tolerance, and Reliability, Maintainability, Availability (RMA) subject matter.

Must possess excellent analytical skills and be capable of quantifying risk to enterprise systems and level of compliance with security policy

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) required

• •Advanced knowledge in one or more of the following areas:
• - Java, Python, Ruby and/or C++
• - Linux Expertise (RedHat/RHEL or CentOS preferred)
• - Dynamic & Static Application Security Scanning (e.g., Arachni, OWASP ZAP, BurpSuite, Fortify, Checkmarx, etc.)
• - Virtualization and containers (EC2, Docker)
• - Infrastructure Security Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning (Twistlock, ACAS/Nessus)

• •Certification Requirements in one or more of the following:
• - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• - Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP).
• - Information Systems Security Engineering Professional (ISSEP)
• - DOD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP)
• - DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP)

Basic Compensation: $180,000-$185,000 for VA only.

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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 team’s 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.