Senior Specialist, Project Systems Delivery

KBR Careers; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR seeks a Senior Specialist, Project Systems Delivery to lead enterprise application delivery and governance across engineering, government systems, and supply chain. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders, drive lifecycle activities from implementation to retirement, and manage licensing and vendor relationships at a global scale.

This role emphasizes security, compliance, and continuous improvement to maximize business value and efficiency, with future integration into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise applications across engineering, government systems, supply chain, and corporate functions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver technology solutions.
• Lead application lifecycle activities including implementation, upgrades, modernization, maintenance, and retirement.
• Manage software vendors, licensing, maintenance contracts, and support relationships.
• Optimize software utilization, licensing compliance, support services and overall value of applications.
• Support portfolio management, rationalization, and modernization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, regulatory and operational requirements.
• Establish governance standards and monitor performance and risks.
• Develop reporting, analytics, dashboards, and KPIs for decision support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams on technology initiatives.

Skills

Business analysis

Stakeholder management

Application lifecycle

Vendor management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

SQL Server

Azure

Reporting tools

Job description

Senior Specialist, Project Systems Delivery

KBR is seeking a Senior Specialist, Project Systems Delivery to support a portfolio of enterprise applications across engineering, government systems, supply chain, and corporate operations. Serving as a trusted advisor to business and technology stakeholders, this role is responsible for application strategy, modernization, software asset management, vendor relationships, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will lead the implementation, integration, and lifecycle management of business-critical applications while ensuring compliance with security, governance, and operational standards. This position combines technical expertise, business analysis, and stakeholder engagement to deliver scalable technology solutions that maximize business value, improve operational efficiency, and support enterprise transformation initiatives across a global organization. In September 2025, KBR announced that we are spinning our Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company. This role will ultimately be part of the new company. The Mission Technology Solutions business partners with governments and defense, intelligence, space, aviation, and critical infrastructure customers to deliver high-end engineering, science, technology, and mission support solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise applications supporting engineering, government systems, supply chain, and corporate functions.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to gather requirements, identify opportunities, and deliver technology solutions that meet operational needs.
• Lead application lifecycle activities, including implementation, integration, upgrades, modernization, maintenance, and retirement.
• Manage software vendors, licensing agreements, maintenance contracts, and support relationships.
• Optimize software utilization, licensing compliance, support services, and overall application value.
• Support application portfolio management, rationalization, and modernization initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Establish governance standards, monitor application performance, manage risks, and drive continuous improvement activities.
• Develop reporting, analytics, dashboards, and performance metrics to support decision-making and identify emerging technology opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to support enterprise technology initiatives and business objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Education & Experience Bachelor's degree (or equivalent international qualification) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, engineering systems, supply chain platforms, or digital engineering environments.
• Experience managing application lifecycles, including implementations, upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning activities.
• Experience supporting engineering design, supply chain, asset management, or related enterprise systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and supporting custom-developed business applications, system integrations, and business workflows.
• Experience with software licensing, software asset management, vendor management, and contract renewals.

Technical Skills & Competencies

• Strong business analysis, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical technology solutions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive initiatives to successful completion.
• Understanding of application governance, risk management, and operational support best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as an application owner, product owner, or portfolio lead for business-critical enterprise applications.
• Experience with ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SQL Server, Windows Server, IIS, Azure, and related reporting technologies.
• Experience supporting engineering, asset management, or digital engineering platforms such as Autodesk, Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Cameo, ANSYS, or Maximo.
• Experience with software asset management, license optimization, and application portfolio management.
• Familiarity with digital engineering, supply chain, digital delivery, or connected data environments.
• Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, analytics, and operational reporting.
• Experience supporting engineering, infrastructure, energy, aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or government contracting organizations.
• Experience supporting government property, supply chain, inventory management, asset management, procurement, or logistics applications.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, data governance, NIST, ISO 27001, ITAR, CMMC, or similar regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Experience supporting cloud, SaaS, AI-enabled, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Ability to satisfy applicable export control, security screening, or government customer requirements, where required.

KBR - Delivering Solutions, Changing the World

KBR brings together the best and brightest to deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

In everything we do, we are guided by our ONE KBR Values: We Value Our People - We create diverse, inclusive environments in which each person can feel safe, respected and valued, and where everyone has opportunities to grow and reach their full potential. We Deliver - We are uncompromising in our commitment to deliver innovative, high-quality, technology-led solutions for our customers and exceptional, sustainable value for all our stakeholders. We Are People of Integrity - We value honesty, trust, courage, fairness, prudence and tenacity. We believe doing what's right for the planet, the communities where we work, and our people is good for business. We Empower - We empower our people with a shared purpose, the right tools and the supportive culture they need to be proactive decision-makers, to be adaptive to change, and to succeed. We Are a Team of Teams - We have a will to succeed, but we value the achievements of our team of teams over individual accomplishments. Our collective focus makes us a better, stronger, more effective company. We have also embedded environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles in every business operation and corporate function. Not only are we committed to operating safely, sustainably and equitably, but we are also committed to using our capabilities and expertise to help our customers accomplish their sustainability goals.

Worldwide, KBR employs a diverse workforce approximately 29,000 people strong, with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in 40 countries.

At KBR, We Deliver.