Job Description
KAIROS, Inc is searching for an energetic, experienced and highly motivated Network Architect Engineer, Journeyman to join our team. This position will be onsite at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD.
Established in July 2013, KAIROS, Inc. is a growing Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) providing full life cycle Cybersecurity, Program Management, Systems Engineering, and Training and Education services focused on optimizing customers’ program performance and mission through proven methodologies and ethical practices. Our headquarters is in California, MD near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. We offer competitive salaries and benefits with outstanding growth potential.
Overview: The Network Architect will provide Engineering (Journeyman) support to the Strike Planning and Execution Systems Program Office at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. The candidate will provide weapon system strategic & tactical networking & network architecture support to develop multi-level security communications solutions for the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) for Tomahawk missile with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Allies & Partners. The program which this position supports is responsible for the acquisition and life cycle management of a range of mission planning, control systems and execution tools that are developed and integrated in partnership with other NAVAIR program offices, other Services, and foreign nation customers/partners. This position is on-site work at the SECRET classification level but could potentially grow into TS/SCI.
Primary Duties: - Perform Network Architecture functions combined with strong network engineering experience to develop strategic and tactical networking support to develop cross-domain multi-level security communications solutions for mission orders to Allies and Partners.
- Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems.
- Develop and generate Systems Security artifacts required to transfer technologies for Allies and Partner nations with FMS cases.
- Performs software acquisition functions, requirements management, design and develop software workflow, and resolve cryptographic issues and specific challenges associated with non-FVEY partner nations
Qualifications: - Demonstrated experience in network engineering expertise is required.
- Demonstrated experience in cross-domain multi-level security communications solutions is required.
- Demonstrated experience developing a strategic and tactical network architecture with Allies and Partner nations is required.
- Demonstrated experience understanding the design and development of software workflows is required.
- Demonstrated experience decomposing software requirements into systems requirements and cryptographic requirements associated with partner nations.
Education and Experience: - Bachelor’s degree in technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university.
- Three (3) years of recent and relevant experience.
Clearance: This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. In order to complete the requirements for government security clearance investigation you must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to complete the full background investigation. This position requires an Active Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a higher clearance if required.
Compensation: While skills, education, and experience are key factors, they are not the sole determinants of salary. Other determining factors include but are not limited to location, contract budgets and requirements, and government labor category guidelines. The estimated salary range for this position is $85,000-$115,000. KAIROS also provides a comprehensive benefits package as additional employee compensation.
KAIROS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
KAIROS offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package consisting of:
- Medical Coverage
- Employer Paid Dental, Vision, Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term/Long-Term Insurance
- Health Savings Account with Contribution by Employer
- 401K Plan with Employer Matching
- Annual Discretionary Bonuses
- Paid Time Off
- Eleven (11) Paid Holidays
- Certification reimbursement program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Rewards and recognition programs
- Community outreach events through our KAIROS Kares group
To learn more about our organization be sure to check out our website,
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