KBR

National Security

BattlespaceAwarenessOperatorSenior

$124–185k Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Battlespace Awareness Operator – Senior at KBR. Skills: Space domain awareness, Mission protection, Operations center leadership, Decision support. Provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 operational environment. Lead team execution during high-impact events”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure national security; Shape the future of space defense; Ensure accurate shared situational awareness; Provide actionable recommendations and decision-support products

Industry & Context.

National Security
Problems you'll solve

Resolve complex discrepancies; Provide high-confidence COA recommendations and risk trade-offs

Eligibility Requirements

Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph, 24/7 operational environment, Full-time on site at a government facility

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

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

Nice to Have

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

What You'll Do.

Provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 operational environment

Lead team execution during high-impact events

Independently perform advanced event characterization

Direct checklist responses

Deliver actionable recommendations and decision-support products to senior leadership

Coordinate across multiple mission partners to deconflict operations

and ensure accurate shared situational awareness

Lead continuous improvement of tactics

and procedures (TTPs)

Mentor and develop junior and intermediate operators

Support integration of new SDA capabilities by shaping operational acceptance criteria and validating procedures

Lead BSA operations during shift and critical events

and ensure timely execution of mission protection actions

Direct advanced event characterization and I&W

provide high-confidence COA recommendations and risk trade-offs to decision-makers

Oversee RSO custody and database integrity for high-interest events

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 reports

and correct classification/releasability

Lead development and refinement of checklists

and TTPs based on operational lessons learned and system performance

Lead training and mentoring for junior 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

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate across multiple mission partners; Coordinate and deconflict mission protection responses across operations centers and mission partners

Communication Scope

Deliver routine and executive-level briefings; Deliver written reports

Process & Methodology

Establish priorities, Assign tasks, Ensure timely execution

Full Job Description

**Title:** Battlespace Awareness Operator – Senior **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 Senior Battlespace Awareness (BSA) Operator to provide expert space domain awareness and mission protection support in a 24/7 operational environment and leads team execution during high-impact events. This 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 c

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