Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Subject Matter Expert

Title: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Subject Matter Expert

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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.

KBR is seeking a Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Subject Matter Expert to support our USSTRATCOM NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC) customer. Our customer serves as principal enterprise systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and technical authority for the Nuclear C3 Enterprise within DoD and oversee systems engineering and integration for the entire National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC) infrastructure.

The NEC SE&I Division activities span the complex systems, programs and capabilities that compose the NC3 enterprise.

You will be a part of a major new design opportunity that will focus on engineering, analysis, and documentation of current and objective Enterprise Architectures. This will involve architecture development/trade-offs for acquisition strategy decisions to evolve the Nuclear C3 System into a broader Strategic C3/National Leadership Command Capability (NLCC).

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.

Work Environment:

Location: Onsite

Travel Requirements: Minimal

Working Hours: Standard

Qualifications:

Required:

Active TS/SCI clearance

+ Possess experience using Nuclear C3 operational procedures currently used with the strategic nuclear capable forces in support of presidential and joint staff nuclear communications.

Experience conducting architecture/performance trade-off analysis, and engineering designs of Nuclear C3 systems.

Knowledge of digital engineering tasks related to cloud migration for NC3 modeling environments and analysis tools.

Assist government technical leads with the implementation of a cloud-based architecture integrating multiple software applications ? including Cameo Enterprise Architecture, Informatica Axon/EDC, Confluent Kafka, Tableau, KeyCloak, Red Hat OpenShift, and other custom applications.

Demonstrated knowledge and experience regarding Nuclear C3 and overall Nuclear C3 requirements, operations, and procedures and proven ability to prepare Nuclear C3 analysis, documentation, and reports.

Understanding of, and experience, with operations and technical characteristics of Nuclear C3 systems to include strategic communications systems, sensor and radar systems, and communications systems deployed at nuclear command centers and on nuclear capable platforms.

Knowledge of Nuclear C3 systems and operational and analytical experience in nuclear/strategic systems based upon experience within the Nuclear C3 community.

Participate on the technical design team for the future presidential senior leadership and COOP/COG architecture development efforts that will describe and integrate all current planning for modification, upgrade, evolution, and modernization of existing nuclear C3 system components forming the foundation for the NLCC. These activities will focus on implementing System-of-System methodologies and integrating current system architectures of Senior Leader, COOP/COG, and NC3 components into a detailed, NLCC enterprise architecture.

Develop recommendations concerning continuation, modification, or elimination of current national leader and nuclear C3 system enhancement plans. Coordinate the collection and assessment of current proven solutions and emerging concepts for national and nuclear C3.

+ Detailed understanding of national policy, DoD/Joint Staff guidance, and technical performance criteria requirements regarding Nuclear C3 operations.

Collaborate with NC3 architecture teams to provide input to capture user requirements and use cases for improvement of the NC3 Digital Mission Engineering Environment (NDMEE). Coordinate with enterprise Data Governance Group (DGG) to develop the NC3 enterprise data standards and processes for architectural products in the NDMEE.

Produce Engineering analysis reports that recommends to SE&I logical next steps of action based on documented gaps, studies, roadmaps, plans and solution sets.

Master?s degree in Engineering, Math or Computer Science plus 10+ years' experience.

Knowledge of nuclear C3 systems and operational and analytical experience in nuclear/strategic systems based upon experience in the NC3 community.

Desired:

Ability to apply enterprise architecture concepts to specific secure and survivable communications development tasks in a structured approach that supports the five Nuclear C3 functions.

Expertise in the areas of DoD acquisition/requirements processes, systems analysis, engineering, and nuclear weapons effects regarding communications within the Nuclear C3 system.

Experience working with senior Nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as OSD (NII), Joint Staff, and USSTRATCOM

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Basic Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000

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. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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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.