Battlespace Awareness Operator Senior

KBR, Inc; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 123,600 - 185,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR, Inc is looking for a Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator in Colorado Springs. This full-time role involves leading BSA operations, coordinating mission protection, and producing decision-support products. Candidates should maintain an active TS/SCI clearance and possess a Master’s degree plus extensive experience.

The position offers a competitive salary between $123,600 - $185,300 and comprehensive benefits, including a 401K plan, health insurance, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Expertise in watch floor operations and time-sensitive responses.
• Experience in producing decision-support products for senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead BSA operations during shifts and critical events.
• Deliver high-confidence COA recommendations to decision-makers.
• Coordinate mission protection responses across operations centers.

Skills

Leadership in operations

Space domain awareness

Risk management

Event characterization

Education

Master’s degree + 11 years of experience

Bachelor’s degree + 12 years of experience

14 years of experience without degree

Tools

STK

SDA tool suites

Job description

Title: Battlespace Awareness Operator – Senior

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 the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.

This is a contingent position based upon contract award.

KBR is seeking a Senior Battlespace Awareness (BSA) Operator to provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 operational environment, and to lead team execution during high‑impact events. The 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 leads continuous improvement of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), including threshold refinement, training updates, and lessons learned from exercises and real‑world operations. The Senior BSA Operator also mentors and develops junior and intermediate operators and supports integration of new SDA capabilities by shaping operational acceptance criteria and validating procedures. This role is performed full‑time on site at a government facility and is contingent upon contract award.

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 counterspace threat capabilities, space surveillance networks, and mission protection planning.

Basic Compensation

$123,600 - $185,300

This range is for Colorado only.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Flexible spending account
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedule

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.

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.