Cyber Advisor

KBR, Inc.

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor role at KBR advising executive leadership on cybersecurity strategy and risk management. Supporting critical national security initiatives in partnership with government clients.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeMcLean • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,200 - $195,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management, with a focus on integrating security into development pipelines and improving Authority to Operate processes. Proficient in advising executive leadership and developing security policies and metrics for effective risk management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Top Secret / SCI Security ClearanceCybersecurity Strategy AdvisoryRisk Management Framework (RMF)Zero Trust PlanningSecurity Policy Development

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability ManagementIncident Response ProcessesIdentity and Access ManagementNIST CSF/800-53Continuous Monitoring StrategiesSecurity Operations ImprovementsMetrics DevelopmentDashboards CreationDevSecOps IntegrationATO Process Improvement

Soft Skills

Guidance ProvisionExecutive Communication

Industry Keywords

Reciprocity InitiativesEncryptionSecure Access Patterns

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities, reciprocity initiatives, and continuous monitoring strategies.
Providing guidance on zero trust planning, identity, segmentation, encryption, and secure access patterns.
Advise on incident response processes, vulnerability management, and security operations improvements.
Integrate security into DevSecOp development pipelines and acquisition planning.
Develop metrics, dashboards, and briefs for reporting to executive leadership.

Requirements

What you’ll need

CURRENT and ACTIVE TOP SECRET / SCI security clearance
Experience advising executive leadership on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk management for complex enterprises.
Experience with security frameworks and concepts (e.g., R.MF, NIST CSF/800-53, zero trust, identity and access management).
Experience improving ATO processes and promoting reciprocity
Experience developing security policies/standards and implementation guidance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

401K plan with company match
medical
dental
vision
life insurance
AD&D
flexible spending account
disability
paid time off
flexible work schedule
professional training and development