Title:

Systems Engineer

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KBR’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.

Why Join Us?

Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.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 designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Infrastructure Systems Engineer to support a secure enterprise environment within a high-visibility classified IT program. This role involves engineering and maintaining Microsoft-based systems, virtualized environments, VDI infrastructure, and critical network services in a hybrid cloud and on-prem datacenter ecosystem. This position requires a strong technical foundation in server administration, virtualization technologies, RMF compliance, and cyber-hardening standards such as STIGs. You will work alongside cross-functional IT and cybersecurity teams to ensure high availability, performance, and security of enterprise systems supporting national defense missions.

Engineer, install, and optimize Microsoft server operating systems in a secure enterprise environment.Provision, manage, and maintain virtualized environments and virtual machines (VMs).Support and configure VDI infrastructure, ensuring user accessibility and system efficiency.Administer core network services, including DNS and DHCP.Develop, apply, and troubleshoot Group Policies (GPOs) to enforce system configurations.Perform daily system monitoring, including log reviews, scheduled job verifications (e.g., backups), and system health checks.Collaborate with IT teams on implementation, change coordination, and security control management.Support Microsoft SQL Server administration and optimization.Apply and review Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and support documentation.Create and maintain RMF-compliant security documentation and policy procedures.Design and implement cybersecurity controls to protect systems from threats and vulnerabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:

Top Secret with SCI. Must possess a current DoD 8570.1-M/8140 IAT or IAM Level III certification (e.g., CASP+, CISSP, CCSP).Background in infrastructure/datacenter engineering across physical and virtual platforms.Experience supporting one or more OS platforms: Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX, or AIX.Proficiency in virtualization and cloud technologies, such as: VMware vCloud Enterprise Suite; Hybrid cloud integrations with DoD or GovCloud environments.Familiarity with engineering disciplines such as: Storage Engineering (HPE SAN); Network Engineering (Cisco LAN/WAN, SDN); Cloud Infrastructure Engineering.

Desired Qualifications:

5 to 8 years with BS/BA or 3 to 5 years with MS/MA or 0 to 2 years with PhD.Professional-level Linux, VMware, Network, Storage, or Cloud certifications desired.ITIL v4 Foundations certification desiredExperience working in classified or DoD environments and applying RMF/NIST guidelines.

Basic Compensation: $100,000 to $160,000

This range is for the Maryland area only

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

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At 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. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.