Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator

KBR, Inc.

Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator providing expert space domain awareness and mission protection support at KBR. Leading team execution in a high-impact operational environment for national security.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChantilly • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $159,900 - $195,400 per yearWebsite

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead BSA operations during shift and critical events; establish priorities, assign tasks, and ensure timely execution of mission protection actions.
Direct advanced event characterization and I&W assessments; provide high-confidence COA recommendations and risk trade-offs to decision-makers.
Oversee RSO custody and database integrity for high-interest objects; resolve complex discrepancies and document analytic judgments.
Coordinate and deconflict mission protection responses across operations centers and mission partners; ensure consistent situational awareness.
Deliver routine and executive-level briefings and written products; ensure accuracy, timeliness, and correct classification/releasability.
Lead development and refinement of checklists, thresholds, and TTPs based on operational lessons learned and system performance.
Lead training and mentoring for operators; conduct quality assurance reviews of products and provide performance feedback.
Support integration of new SDA capabilities by defining operational acceptance criteria, participating in test events, and validating procedures for transition.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree and 11 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR no degree and 14 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
Demonstrated expertise leading or coordinating operations in a watch floor/operations center environment and managing time-sensitive event response.
Demonstrated expertise in space domain awareness, mission protection, and producing decision-support products for senior stakeholders.
Significant experience with STK and/or SDA tool suites, including developing workflows, thresholds, and analytic best practices.
Experience coordinating operations across Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or Intelligence Community mission partners.
Subject matter expertise in counterspace threat capabilities, space surveillance networks, and mission protection planning.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Additional Compensation
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

Event CharacterizationRisk Trade-Off AnalysisOperational Acceptance Criteria DefinitionChecklist DevelopmentQuality Assurance Reviews

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCommunication

Certifications

Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information Clearance