Battlespace Awareness Operator – Junior

KBR Careers; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 93,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Junior Battlespace Awareness Operator to support 24/7 space domain awareness operations. You will monitor SDA tools, maintain data custody, and produce routine reports with supervision.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and a strong attitude toward secure data handling. Based on contract award, this full-time on-site position at a government facility offers experience with real-time decision support, testing evolving SDA tools, and readiness training in a dynamic defense

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience or Bachelor’s with 2 years, or no degree with 4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SDA tools and threat assessments in 24/7 operations and follow checklists.
• Maintain RSO custody and update databases; validate data against sources.
• Produce routine reports and briefings; provide updates for ongoing events.
• Characterize events (timeline, pattern-of-life) and recommend senior next steps.

Skills

Operational monitoring

24/7 operations

Time-sensitive reporting

Data integrity

Education

Master’s degree +1 year

Bachelor’s degree +2 years

No degree +4 years

Tools

STK / SDA tools

Job description

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

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

Title

Battlespace Awareness Operator – Junior

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is 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: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award

KBR is seeking a Jr. Battlespace Awareness (BSA) Operator supports 24/7 space domain awareness operations by executing routine monitoring and reporting tasks with supervision and guidance. This role maintains RSO custody and database accuracy, characterizes events of interest, and produces routine operational products aligned to established timelines and formats. The operator applies mission protection tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and escalates anomalies and indications and warnings (I&W) using defined criteria. The position contributes to exercise and real-world event support, including assembling decision-support information and assisting with checklist-based responses. The Junior BSA Operator also supports end-user testing and adoption of evolving SDA tools while maintaining strict security and data-handling standards. This role is performed full-time on site at a government facility and is contingent upon contract award.

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor SDA tools and threat assessments during 24/7 operations; identify events of interest and follow approved checklists.
• Maintain RSO custody and update operational databases; validate data against multiple approved sources.
• Produce routine reports and briefings, and provide ad hoc updates for ongoing events; coordinate content review as required.
• Conduct initial event characterization (timeline, pattern-of-life observations, confidence factors) and recommend next steps for senior decision.
• Support course of action (COA) development by compiling constraints, impacts, and response options for senior operators.
• Execute procedures in response to checklist entry criteria with supervision; document actions, outcomes, and rationale.
• Support testing and integration of developing software capabilities as an operational end user; submit trouble reports and improvement recommendations.
• Support real-world and exercise-driven planning efforts; maintain readiness through recurring training and certification events.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Master’s degree and 1 year of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise OR no degree and 4 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Experience using operational monitoring, analytics, or mission systems to track events and produce time-sensitive reporting.
• Experience supporting 24/7 operations (watch floor, operations center, or comparable environment) and following documented procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with STK or other SDA/astrodynamics systems (e.g., ASW, ATLAS, SPADOC, or developing I&W tools).
• Experience working with Intelligence Community organizations or joint mission partners supporting space operations.
• Applied understanding of orbital mechanics, space surveillance, and counterspace threat concepts.

Basic Compensation

$92,900 - $113,600

This range is for Colorado only.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.