Enterprise Crypto Security Engineer

Overview

KBR’s National Security Solutions team delivers high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this role, you will support critical mission work focused on protecting national security.

KBR is seeking a Cryptography Subject Matter Expert to join the team in El Segundo, CA or Colorado Springs, CO. The MSEIT effort provides leading-edge Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) for the United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC), supporting acquisition and integration of advanced Military and Commercial Satellite Communications (SATCOM) systems for global, secure, survivable, protected communications.

This position operates in a collaborative environment of small teams, using modern tools and methodologies to address the challenges of integrating complex space and ground communications systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for the development, integration, and delivery of space and ground cryptographic units, ensuring solutions align with mission objectives and system requirements.
• Lead spacecraft cryptographic unit trade studies by evaluating candidate solutions against requirements, interface constraints, environmental considerations, performance criteria, and testability, and provide clear, data-driven recommendations to program leadership and customers.
• Oversee technical design, interface definition, development, and delivery of encryption units, including hardware and firmware, ensuring compatibility with subsystems and compliance with mission, cybersecurity, and interface standards.
• Manage technical design, interface definition, development, and delivery of encryption units to support proper integration with ground systems, mission operations, and secure architectures.
• Support and oversee testing activities for encryption units, including dry runs and SVT, and support verification and validation campaigns by developing or reviewing test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Participate in TRRs, dry runs, SVTs, and CDRL reviews, address anomalies, and ensure full requirement traceability.
• Provide supplemental support for Protected Key Management Architecture (PKMA), including secure key management processes, documentation, and architecture alignment.
• Build and maintain relationships with government customers, contractors, subcontractors, and FFRDC partners, and represent the crypto engineering function in design reviews, technical interchange meetings, and program-level forums.
• Lead and mentor engineers (junior to mid-level), including task assignment, technical reviews, and professional development.
• Oversee crypto lifecycle management by managing technical scope, priorities, and dependencies for cryptographic tasks within program schedules and constraints.
• Establish and enforce cryptographic standards and best practices across programs and platforms.

Working Conditions

• Location: On-site
• Travel Requirements: About once monthly
• Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications

Required

• An active TS/SCI is required for this position
• Bachelor’s degree
• Understanding of Systems Engineering practices across the system lifecycle phases of concept, development, production, operations, and sustainment
• 7+ years’ experience with systems engineering, which may include crypto, cyber security, requirements development, verification, integration, and test
• 7+ years’ experience with crypto, NSA certification processes, and Key Management processes
• 5+ years’ experience with military or DoD or Intelligence Community space and ground
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to author final-version deliverable technical documents and reports

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, information systems, information technology, or computer science
• Master’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, physics, information systems, information technology, or computer science
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with NSA’s Key Management Infrastructure (KMI)
• Experience with HAIPEs and cross-domain solutions (CDS)
• Certifications such as CISSP, SANS, CEH, INCOSE CSEP or ESEP, OCSMP (MBSE)

Compensation

El Segundo, CA: $149,400-$186,700

Colorado Springs, CO: $136,400-$170,500

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

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. KBR supports career advancement through professional training and development.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for