Senior Systems DevSecOps Engineer (Top Secret)

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KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• 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 successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.

Overview

KBR is searching for askilled Senior Software Engineer (SWE)to support the development of first-of-kind space vehicles and handpicked candidate must possess technical expertise and experience with developing designing building and integrating space hardware and this position you will provide System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to the Space Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). The Space RCO program office located at Kirtland AFB NM is a small streamlined organization with dedicated organic acquisition support functions: contracting financial management human resources security program management and technical engineering support that are critical in enabling the rapid response required for classified space programs. The mission is to develop and deliver operationally dominant space capabilities at the speed of warfighting relevance in response to Commander U.S. Space Command requirements. A successful candidate should be a leader and problem solver with a proven ability to deliver superior results as part of a high performing team in a high-profile fast-paced environment.

Systems DevSecOps Engineer Principal Duty

You will work in a small highly empowered team where every team member is directly responsible for the success of the program. Engineering responsibilities span technology domains including space rated hardware software sensors and processors in an extremely fast-paced responsive development SETA candidate will assist the government PM and Lead SW Engineer to integrate security practices seamlessly into the software development lifecycle (SDLC) working closely with development and operations teams to develop security checks review vulnerability assessments and assess likelihood and mitigation of security threats for a delivered system integrating cybersecurity practices throughout the software development lifecycle while maintaining the agility of DevOps practices. You must apply advanced principles theories and concepts for highly classified systems while also effectively communicating complex results with management and executive leadership.

SETA Role and Responsibilities:

Assist the government Program Manager and lead SW Engineer with the software development lifecycle

Develop requirements for and ensure delivery of Security integration into CI/CD pipeline Code Review and Security Analysis Infrastructure Security Threat Modeling and Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Management

Ensures completion of tasks within estimated time frames and budget constraints

oProvides input to the government customer concerning risks to performance schedule and budget due to either proposed contractor plans or contractors execution of accepted plans

Ensure the quality of the program project or task deliverables meet or exceed standards or metrics and assess such deliverables to ensure that the final deliverables will meet the warfighting purpose for which they are intended

Plans and performs engineering research design development and other engineering assignments in conformance with the design engineering and customer specifications

Responsible for the overall technical/engineering portions of major projects or programs to include DevSecOps process

Mentor and build expertise in DevSecOps principles practices and tools

Coordinates with multiple partners/agencies to ensure system engineering communities support delivery milestones

Tracks and advises design trades and associated cost schedule and technical impacts to requirements

Supports design interpretation and analysis of technical solutions to complex discipline-specific testing

Translate complex ideas and data into simple actionable recommendations or easily differentiated courses of action

Communicate clearly concisely and with technical accuracyoral and written

Qualifications

Required skills:

Minimum ten (10) years DoD/IC or relevant industry work experience

Experience with DoD acquisition to include documentation generation presentation preparation and supporting programmatic-focused discussions

Proven experience and/or qualifications in requirement development for the DoD or IC

Understanding of operational environment and corresponding mission user needs

Knowledge of space system engineering development and manufacturing

Experience in Agile Development Security and Operations (DevSecOps) principles

Experience in DoD program management including program development and transition

Experience with Agile Roadmaps Integrated Master Schedules and risk management

Experience with Statements of Work (SOW) and Performance Work Statements (PWS)

Desired skills:

Five (5) years of relevant DoD and/or Industry work experience with SAP and/or SCI

Experience with software testing for space vehicle and/or space ground systems

System Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) to Government program office

Experience with rapid prototyping and transition to operations

Experience with integrated air space and cyberspace capabilities

Experience developing deploying and maintaining ground mission planning architecture and software

Experience with ACAT I/II level acquisition programs

Experience using multivariable optimization in mission planning software systems

Experience in planning and executing test campaigns for space systems

Fluency with IC organizations

Experience working in multiple classification environments and implementing cross-domain solutions

Experience with online collaboration tools such as Confluence SharePoint and JIRA

Experience with cloud computing tools such as VMware Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure

Education

Minimum Requirements:

An applicable engineering degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or possess a Professional Engineering license

MA/MS/ME degree

Clearance:

Active TOP SECRET clearance with sensitive compartmentalized information (SCI) and special access program (SAP) eligibility (no less than 2 years total SAP and/or SCI environment experience with 1-year total within last 5 years) and willingness to submit to a polygraph

Candidate must maintain a TS/SCI clearance as a condition of employment

Location/Travel Requirements:

Full-time on site in vicinity of Kirtland AFB NM and will require travel up to 30% of time within the continental United States

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. Lets shape the future together.

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