Senior DevSecOps Cybersecurity Engineer (Remote)

KBR Careers; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Senior DevSecOps Cybersecurity Engineer to embed with Agile development teams, delivering secure capabilities into IL5/IL6 environments. The role emphasizes CVE analysis, RMF execution, cybersecurity documentation, and enabling rapid, secure mission capability delivery.

The position is based in El Segundo, CA or Colorado Springs, CO with work-from-home flexibility. A DoD security clearance and strong DoD cybersecurity experience are required.

Qualifications

• Required: DoD Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
• Required: Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, cybersecurity or related field.
• 7+ years of cybersecurity/DevSecOps experience in defense or government domains.
• Extensive RMF experience and knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls.
• Experience supporting software deployments within accredited government production environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary cybersecurity engineering lead supporting DevSecOps software delivery efforts.
• Provide cybersecurity guidance through the software development lifecycle from design to production.
• Evaluate architectures, components, and pipelines for DoD cybersecurity compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure security is embedded in all delivery phases.

Skills

DoD Secret clearance

RMF implementation

CVE analysis & remediation

Secure software deployments

NIST 800-53 controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/CS/IS/cybersecurity

Tools

Kubernetes

Nessus

Fortify

Snyk

Job description

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Senior DevSecOps Cybersecurity Engineer to embed with Agile development teams, delivering secure capabilities into IL5/IL6 environments. The role emphasizes CVE analysis, RMF execution, cybersecurity documentation, and enabling rapid, secure mission capability delivery.

The position is based in El Segundo, CA or Colorado Springs, CO with work-from-home flexibility. A DoD security clearance and strong DoD cybersecurity experience are required.