Technical Advisor - Intelligence

KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on protecting national security.

About the role

KBR is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Advisor - Intelligence to join a dynamic team in Reston, Virginia. In this role, you will collaborate with a high-performing, multidisciplinary team of planners, analysts, and technical experts leveraging advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) tools and techniques to shape and inform Concept Exploration, Course of Action Analysis, and Operational Planning efforts for the Department of War (DoW), Combatant Command, and other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Apply your expertise in threat systems, employment concepts, and intelligence operations (collection, fusion, analysis, and dissemination) to support studies, experiments, and analytical assessments.
• Drive innovation by bridging traditional operational planning and novel analytical approaches through creative and critical thinking.
• Leverage your deep understanding of multi-domain threat military capabilities, concepts, and employment frameworks to evaluate the execution of Red and Blue kill chains and kill webs.
• Collect, curate, and maintain authoritative datasets describing military organizations, platforms, weapons, and operational capabilities in a “smart” knowledge management environment that enables enterprise-wide insight and collaboration.
• Translate threat doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures into actionable products to inform model, behavior, and simulation software development.
• Deliver high-quality, high-impact written, visual, and analytical deliverables that inform senior decision-making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in intelligence collections, fusion, and analysis.
• Experience in the Indo-Pacific and/or European areas of responsibility.
• Direct experience developing threat concepts of operation and/or courses of action in support of Joint or Service Component Operational Planning efforts.
• Deep knowledge of non-U.S. military organizations, platforms, and systems (air, land, maritime, space, cyber, or multi-domain).
• Demonstrated ability to structure unclassified and classified intelligence into data-driven, model-ready formats.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including briefing to senior technical and government audiences.

Qualifications (Desired)

• Master’s degree and 14+ years of relevant experience in intelligence collections, fusion, and analysis.
• Prior experience supporting DARPA, DoW R&D, FFRDCs, or defense labs.
• U.S. military Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) designation.
• Experience supporting modeling & simulation, wargaming, force analysis, or systems analysis efforts.
• Experience with military exercises or wargames.
• 2+ years of experience with model-based systems engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools.
• Experience developing or working with order of battle (OOB) databases, force posture models, or equipment catalogs.
• Knowledge of ontologies, data schemas, or knowledge graphs in a defense or intelligence context.

Work Environment

• Location: On-site (Reston, Virginia)
• Travel Requirements: Minimal (0-20%), supporting strong work-life balance
• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 hours

Pay

The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity. Compensation range for Virginia is $170,000 to $185,000. 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 include sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• Disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule
• Professional training and development for career advancement