Senior Army Cyber Systems Engineering Lead

KWAAN; Fort Belvoir, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraan Bear Technology (KBITS) in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, is seeking a Senior Army Cyber Systems Engineering Lead to provide enterprise-level integration and technical leadership across requirements, architecture, cybersecurity, software, infrastructure, test, fielding, and sustainment for a strategic Army cyber program.

You will guide cross-discipline teams, perform trade studies and technical reviews, advance Agile DevSecOps, and ensure compliant integration of AI/automation within government

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility required.
• 8+ years directly relevant systems engineering experience.
• Degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or related discipline.
• Leadership of complex Army/cyber/software programs.
• Experience with requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration and baselines.
• Experience integrating RMF into engineering activities.
• Active CISSP and DoW 8140/DCWF readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead systems engineering planning, governance, and integration across Army cyber capabilities.
• Analyze and decompose requirements with traceability from need to fielding.
• Maintain architectures, interfaces, interoperability, dependencies, baselines.
• Define project scope and sequence engineering objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams for software, hardware, networks, cloud, data, AI/ML, DevSecOps, and cyber workstreams.
• Conduct trade studies, risk assessments, and design reviews.
• Guide Agile engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated testing.
• Ensure AI/automation use complies with government controls and data handling.

Skills

U.S. citizenship

Active Top Secret clearance

SCI access eligibility

8+ years systems engineering

Systems engineering leadership

Requirements, architecture, interfaces

RMF integration experience

CISSP certification

DoW 8140/DCWF proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Senior Army Cyber Systems Engineering Lead

Senior Army Cyber Systems Engineering Lead

Location: Fort Belvoir, Virginia | Clearance: Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility

Position Summary

We are seeking a senior Systems Engineering Lead to provide enterprise level technical integration for a prospective Army cyber program. This position keeps requirements, architecture, cybersecurity, software, infrastructure, test, fielding, and sustainment aligned to mission outcomes.

What You Will Do

• Lead systems engineering planning, technical governance, and integration across complex Army cyber capabilities, systems, and technical environments.
• Analyze, decompose, allocate, and manage operational and technical requirements with traceability from mission need through fielding.
• Maintain system and enterprise architectures, interfaces, interoperability requirements, dependencies, configuration, and technical baselines.
• Assist management in defining project scope and sequencing engineering/integration objectives.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver integrated technical solutions across software, hardware, networks, cloud, data, AI/ML, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, test, infrastructure, and operational environments.
• Conduct trade studies, alternatives analysis, technical risk assessments, design evaluations, and technical reviews.
• Integrate software, hardware, networks, cloud, data, AI/ML, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, test, product support, and operational requirements.
• Advance Agile engineering through incremental planning, DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, rapid feedback, and disciplined technical decision making.
• Guide responsible use of Government-approved AI and automation capabilities, including Claude for Government where authorized and appropriate, while maintaining technical validation, cybersecurity controls, data-handling requirements, and accountable engineering decisions.
• Support verification, validation, integration testing, operational assessment, release planning, deployment, fielding, modernization, technical refresh, and sustainment activities throughout the system lifecycle.
• Provide senior technical leadership across engineering reviews, configuration control boards, architecture discussions, technical baseline decisions, and other Government engineering forums.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship, active Top Secret clearance, and eligibility for SCI access.
• Eight or more years of directly relevant systems engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent additional professional experience.
• Systems engineering leadership for complex Army, Department of War, cyber, or software intensive programs.
• Experience with requirements, architecture, interfaces, integration, technical baselines, configuration, verification, validation, test, fielding, and technical risk.
• Experience integrating RMF and authorization requirements into engineering activities.
• Active CISSP and qualification for the assigned DoW 8140/DCWF work role at Advanced proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Army or broader Department of War experience supporting Offensive Cyberspace Operations, Defensive Cyberspace Operations, cyber capability development, or related mission programs.
• INCOSE CSEP or ESEP, CCSP, SecurityX, or advanced cloud architecture certification.
• Experience with Army cyber systems, cloud, Zero Trust, AI/ML, data platforms, model based systems engineering, DevSecOps, and automated testing.

Kwaan Bear Technology (KBITS), is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. KBITS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at KBITS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. KBITS will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.