Policy Team Lead

KBR Careers; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 159,100 - 194,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO

Flexible schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Policy Team Lead in the Northern Virginia area to manage a team delivering policy support to the CIO for a government customer. You will direct contractual, technical, engineering, and administrative efforts, brief leadership, and serve as the main government-facing contact on technical execution.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance, PM experience, and a degree in a technical field with 8+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Current and active Top Secret / SCI clearance required.
• Four years of experience as a project manager.
• Experience producing strategic papers, options analyses, and executive briefings.
• Experience guiding portfolio/program performance and resource planning.
• Experience with acquisition/procurement strategy and vendor management.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, software engineering, or related technical field with 8+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative efforts.
• Brief leadership on program progress, status, and milestones.
• Serve as primary interface to government customers on technical and project issues.
• Maintain understanding of the mission and impact of program changes.

Skills

Top Secret SCI clearance

Project management

Executive briefings

Portfolio governance

Vendor management

Acquisition strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / data analytics / software engineering

Job description

Title

Policy Team Lead

Overview

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.

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.

Position Details

This is a contingent position based upon contract award. KBR is seeking a highly qualified candidate to act as Team Lead for a team providing policy support to the Chief Information Office (CIO) at a government customer in the Northern Virginia area. The Policy Team Lead will lead and manage a team of contractors/subcontractors, directing their efforts and overseeing the associated contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative efforts. They will monitor progress and brief leadership on program status and milestones while acting as the primary point of contact with the government customer on technical execution and project issues. The Policy Team Lead will work with the customer(s) to maintain a thorough understanding of the mission as it relates to policy and of and programmatic ore requirement changes to ensure effective support.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage, plan and direct the execution of the contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative efforts of the team.
• Brief leadership on program progress, status, and achievement of milestones.
• Be the primary interface customer(s) on technical and project issues.
• Maintain awareness of the customer’s mission and any potential impacts to that mission.

Required Qualifications

• CURRENT and ACTIVE TOP SECRET / SCI security clearance
• Requires four years of experience as a project manager.
• Experience providing technical support materials for senior leaders such as strategic papers, options analyses, executive briefings.
• Experience overseeing or guiding portfolio/program performance, resource planning
• Experience with acquisition/procurement strategy to include vendor management and enterprise licensing concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, software engineering, or related technical field and 8 years of experience

Desired Qualifications

• Experience translating mission priorities into actionable IT roadmaps, investment plans, and measurable outcomes as it relates to counterintelligence and security missions.
• Experience with Al architecture patterns (model hosting, vector search/RAG, data pipelines, APIs, orchestration)
• Experience briefing senior leaders and driving cross-team delivery.

Compensation

$159,100 - $194,400 (This range is for Washington DC Metro 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.

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.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

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.