Battlespace Awareness Operator – Senior

About the role

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high‑end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. The Senior Battlespace Awareness (BSA) Operator will provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 operational environment, leading team execution during high‑impact events. This role independently performs advanced event characterization, directs checklist responses, and delivers actionable recommendations and decision‑support products to senior leadership. The senior operator coordinates across multiple mission partners to deconflict operations, manage risk, and ensure accurate shared situational awareness. The position also leads continuous improvement of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), mentors junior and intermediate operators, and supports integration of new SDA capabilities by shaping operational acceptance criteria and validating procedures. The role is full‑time on‑site at a government facility and is contingent upon contract award.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: Work 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: Contributions are pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Primary Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience:
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 counter‑space threat capabilities, space surveillance networks, and mission protection planning.

Compensation

Basic Compensation: $159,900 – $195,400 (Virginia area only). The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation such as sign‑on bonuses, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.