Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator – Space Defense Lead

KBR Careers; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KBR Benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator to provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 environment, leading during high-impact events on site at a government facility.

You will coordinate across mission partners, deconflict operations, and develop TTPs while mentoring junior operators and delivering decision-support products to senior leadership, ensuring proper classification and secure release.

Qualifications

• Master’s with 11+ years, or BS with 12+ years, or no degree with 14+ years relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Experience leading or coordinating operations in a watch floor/ops center and managing time-sensitive event response.

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.

Skills

Space domain awareness

Mission protection

Decision-support

Leadership

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

No degree

Tools

STK

SDA tool suites

Job description

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Senior Battlespace Awareness Operator to provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 environment, leading during high-impact events on site at a government facility.

You will coordinate across mission partners, deconflict operations, and develop TTPs while mentoring junior operators and delivering decision-support products to senior leadership, ensuring proper classification and secure release.