Intermediate Battlespace Awareness Operator

About the role

KBR's National Security Solutions team in Colorado Springs is seeking an Intermediate Battlespace Awareness (BSA) Operator to work full-time on site at a government facility. The role executes battlespace awareness and mission protection tasks independently in a 24/7 environment, leading routine event characterization, maintaining high-interest RSO custody and producing accurate, time-sensitive reporting and leadership briefings. It is contingent upon contract award.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and assess SDA tools, threat reporting and operational cues to identify significant space events and I&W.
• Maintain and validate RSO custody for high-interest objects, reconciling discrepancies across approved data sources and documenting assumptions.
• Lead event characterization (pattern-of-life, behavior changes, timelines, confidence) and provide course-of-action recommendations to mission leadership.
• Initiate and execute checklist responses when criteria are met, coordinate with mission partners to deconflict actions and report impacts.
• Develop and deliver routine and ad hoc briefings for leadership with proper classification markings.
• Analyze recurring events and tool performance to support operational assessments and recommend updates to TTPs, thresholds or workflows.
• Mentor junior operators during shifts and live events, provide on-the-job training and quality checks.
• Support integration of new capabilities through test events, documentation and validation of procedures.

Required profile

• Master's degree and 7 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree and 8 years, or no degree and 10 years, with demonstrated expertise.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Demonstrated experience in space domain awareness, space operations or mission protection in a high-tempo environment.
• Demonstrated experience producing operational reporting and briefings and coordinating responses across mission partners.

Preferred qualifications

• 3+ years with STK or other SDA/astrodynamics tools and their workflows.
• Experience supporting checklist development, threshold tuning or TTP refinement.
• Experience supporting system integration as an operational end user (UAT, OT&E support or tool transition).

What we offer

• Base pay of $114,600-$140,100 for Colorado, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
• Possible benefits such as 401K with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending account, paid time off and professional training.
• Possible bonuses, sign-on bonus, relocation benefits or other incentives.