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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 1, 2026. KBR scores B on the Alion truth index.

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KBR

KBR is an engineering, science and technology company headquartered in Houston, Texas, delivering government services, defense and space mission support, process technology licensing and engineering for energy, chemicals and infrastructure projects. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it works across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and the Middle East, and in September 2025 announced the spin-off of its Mission Technology Solutions business into a separate public company. It hires process, piping, instrumentation, structural and HSE engineers, project and construction managers, logistics and commercial specialists, and finance, tax and IT staff.

Title:

Sr. STO Analyst (Special Technical Operations)

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 Sr. Special Technical Operations (STO) Analyst who will provide expert operational support to highly classified national security space missions, executing and overseeing complex STO activities. This role delivers advanced mission analysis, operational reporting, and decision-support products to senior leadership across the customer enterprise.

The Senior Analyst coordinates mission planning and deconfliction with multiple operations centers and Intelligence Community partners. The position provides authoritative operational feedback to acquisition and mission stakeholders regarding system performance, gaps, and mission impacts.

This role is performed full-time on site at a government facility in Springfield, Virginia, and is contingent upon contract award.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Execute and oversee complex compartmented STO operations supporting national security space missions

  • Lead development and delivery of high-fidelity operational reports, briefings, and decision-support products

  • Coordinate and deconflict mission planning activities across multiple operations centers and mission partners

  • Administer and ensure compliance with Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM) requirements

  • Conduct in-depth operational assessments to identify system gaps, mission risks, and threat implications

  • Provide expert operational feedback to acquisition offices and mission stakeholders on system requirements and performance

  • Support integration of new capabilities, automation efforts, and operational enhancements

  • Mentor junior STO personnel and support team execution of mission objectives

Required Qualifications:

  • Senior-level experience:

  • Master’s degree with 11+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise

  • Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise

  • No degree with 14+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise

  • Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph

  • Extensive experience conducting Special Technical Operations or space-related operational missions

  • Demonstrated experience supporting Intelligence Community or Department of Defense space operations

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience coordinating operations across Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, or Intelligence Community partners

  • Subject matter expertise in space and ground-based threat capabilities and space surveillance missions

  • Experience supporting acquisition lifecycle feedback, requirements validation, or capability integration

Basic Compensation:

$178,900 - $$218,600

This range is for the Virginia 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.

Additional Compensation:

KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.

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.

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