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Connect. Grow. with KBR!\nKBR’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.\nWhy Join Us?\nInnovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.\nCollaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.\nImpactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.\nKey Responsibilities:\nConduct penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial emulation activities against enterprise networks, operating systems, applications, virtualized environments, and cloud-based systems.\nApply offensive cyber techniques, attack methodologies, and system exploitation approaches to identify and validate security weaknesses.\nAnalyze network architectures, security controls, and system configurations to evaluate risk and identify potential attack paths.\nPerform security testing of Windows, Linux, virtualized, and enterprise computing environments, including hypervisors and supporting infrastructure.\nAssess and validate IT security architectures, technical designs, and system implementations to ensure compliance with cybersecurity best practices.\nAnalyze assessment and testing results, develop risk mitigation strategies, and provide recommendations to improve overall security posture.\nUtilize network management, monitoring, and security assessment tools to support testing activities, reporting, and threat analysis.\nWork Environment:\nLocation: On-site\nTravel Requirements: Minimal\nWorking Hours: Standard\nQualifications:\nRequired:\nActive TS/SCI with a Polygraph\nBachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.\nDemonstrated experience conducting penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, or offensive cyber operations.\nExperience leveraging adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to evaluate system and network security.\nExperience applying cyber attack methodologies, exploitation techniques, and security testing frameworks.\nWorking knowledge of cybersecurity principles, security controls, and operating system security for Windows, Linux, and virtualized platforms.\nExperience performing network security analysis, architecture reviews, and security control assessments.\nDesired:\nExperience designing, implementing, or assessing enterprise security architectures.\nExperience evaluating complex Windows-based infrastructures, enterprise services, and system configurations.\nExperience testing or reviewing hypervisors, virtual environments, and enterprise computing platforms.\nFamiliarity with major cloud service providers, cloud-native security concepts, and cloud architecture design.\nExperience developing risk management methodologies and translating technical findings into actionable mitigation plans.\nHands-on experience with commercial and open-source penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, and network analysis tools.\nRelevant industry certifications such as OSCP, GPEN, CEH, CISSP, GCIH, or comparable cybersecurity certifications.\nBasic Compensation:\n$190,500 to $232,800 annual salary\nThis range is for the Virginia area only\nThe offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.\nAdditional Compensation:\nKBR 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.\nReady to Make a Difference?\nIf you’re 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. Let's shape the future together.\nKBR Benefits\nKBR 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. We support career advancement through professional training and development.\nBelong, Connect and Grow at KBR\nAt 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.\nKBR is an equal opportunity employer. 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