Policy Team Lead — National Security Solutions

KBR Careers; Chevy Chase (MD); On-site; USD 159,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Policy Team Lead to head a team providing policy support to the CIO for a federal government customer in the Northern Virginia area. You will manage contractors, direct technical and administrative efforts, brief leadership on milestones, and serve as the primary government interface on technical execution and project issues.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, 4+ years as a PM, and a strong background in IT governance, deployment roadmaps, and cross-team delivery.

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.

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.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Technical briefing

Vendor management

IT roadmaps

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, software engineering, or related technical field

Job description

KBR is seeking a Policy Team Lead to head a team providing policy support to the CIO for a federal government customer in the Northern Virginia area. You will manage contractors, direct technical and administrative efforts, brief leadership on milestones, and serve as the primary government interface on technical execution and project issues.

The role requires active TS/SCI clearance, 4+ years as a PM, and a strong background in IT governance, deployment roadmaps, and cross-team delivery.