Battlespace Awareness Operator – Intermediate

KBR, Inc.

Intermediate Battlespace Awareness Operator at KBR executing battlespace awareness and mission protection tasks. Monitoring significant space events and providing operational assessments in a 24/7 environment.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChantilly • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $125,500 - $153,400 per yearWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently monitor and assess SDA tools, threat reporting, and operational cues to identify significant space events and I&W.
Maintain and validate RSO custody for high-interest objects; reconcile discrepancies across approved data sources and document assumptions.
Lead event characterization (pattern-of-life, behavior changes, timelines, confidence) and provide COA recommendations to mission leadership.
Initiate and execute checklist responses when criteria are met; coordinate with mission partners to deconflict actions and report impacts.
Develop and deliver routine and ad hoc briefings for leadership, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and proper classification markings.
Support operational assessments by analyzing recurring events and tool performance; recommend updates to TTPs, thresholds, or workflows.
Mentor junior operators during shifts and live events; provide on-the-job training and perform quality checks on products.
Support integration and operational employment of new capabilities by participating in test events, documenting findings, and validating procedures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree and 7 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR no degree and 10 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
Demonstrated experience performing space domain awareness, space operations, or mission protection functions in a high-tempo environment.
Demonstrated experience producing operational reporting/briefings and coordinating responses across mission partners.

Benefits

Comp & perks

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation.
Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Threat ReportingOperational CuesChecklist ResponsesTTPs DevelopmentData ReconciliationQuality ChecksAd Hoc BriefingsEvent AnalysisCOA RecommendationsHigh-Tempo Environment Experience

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationCollaborationTrainingProblem-Solving