Policy Team Lead

Trinzic; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 159,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Career development

Job summary

KBR's Mission Technology Solutions unit seeks a Policy Team Lead to steer a team delivering policy support to the CIO for a government customer in the Northern Virginia area. You will manage contractors, oversee technical and administrative tasks, and brief leadership on progress and milestones.

Required candidates hold a current TS/SCI clearance, with four years of project management experience, and a background in preparing materials for senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Current and active TOP SECRET / SCI clearance.
• Four years of experience as a project manager.
• Experience providing materials for senior leaders and executive briefings.
• Experience overseeing portfolio or program performance and resource planning.
• Experience with acquisition or procurement strategy including vendor management and licensing concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, software engineering, or related technical field with 8 years of experience.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Project management

Security clearance

Executive briefings

Vendor management

Acquisition strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Job description

Policy Team Lead

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

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.

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 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.
• Required Education \ Relevant Experience:

• 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.

Basic 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.

KBR Benefits

• 401K plan with company match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• AD&D
• flexible spending account
• disability
• paid time off
• flexible work schedule
• We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Additional Compensation

• bonuses
• commissions
• other forms of compensation
• sign on bonus
• relocation benefits
• short-term incentives
• long-term incentives
• 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.