Senior Protected SATCOM Systems Analyst

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Senior Protected Satellite Communications System Analyst

KBRs National Security Solutions team provides highend 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 countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: KBRs 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• KBR is seeking a senior policy analyst to join our team in Alexandria VA.

• Responsibilities: Develop DoD CIO level policies strategies and related guidance documents to guide the several military services and other DoD agencies in planning for developing and operating the various elements of the DoD SATCOM Enterprise.

• The DoD SATCOM Enterprise includes contributing capabilities from military purposebuilt SATCOM systems from allied international partner SATCOM systems from nonDoD civil Government SATCOM systems and from an increasing number of Commercial SATCOM systems including those which are bandwidthoriented and managed serviceoriented.

• Monitor the policy process across the DoD to identify opportunities for collaboration and synchronization to facilitate consistent policy guidance to the various elements of the DoD.

• Conduct and coordinate studies and working groups to evaluate current policy recognize emerging new technologies and opportunities and to frame recommendations on how to evolve DoD policy so that the DoD SATCOM Enterprise is ready to incorporate new innovations in a secure manner to ensure U.S. warfighting forces maintain operational advantage over potential adversaries. Interface with key DoD organizations including especially ODA&M USD(Policy) USSPACECOM USSF NSA and the CNSS on various policy and guidance initiatives.

• Participate in Analyses of Alternatives Business Case Analyses (BCAs) and the development of various initiatives to improve the future provision of SATCOM resources to U.S. warfighting forces.

• US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance is required to be considered for this job.

• Serve as the focal point for updating DoD Instruction 8420.02 DoD SATCOM; plan for and ensure its regular onceeachtwoyears update

• Monitor all emergent policies within the DoD and its many components: identify synergy complementariness and disconnects; work to benefit from and/or resolve where policy is not fully aligned

• Monitor and evaluate policy proposals pertaining to the DoD SATCOM Enterprise from

• Other OSD elements

• The Joint Staff

• The Combatant Commands especially U.S. Space Command

• The military Departments (Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air Force)

• The several military services (U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S Marine Corps U.S. Air Force U.S. Space Force U.S. Coast Guard)

• Participate in reviewing various JCIDS requirements documents for their conformance with established DoD and other promulgated policies and guidance documents pertaining to the DoD SATCOM Enterprise

• Assist in the development of DoD Enterprise SATCOM Strategy on its regular onceeachtwoyears update.

• Assist in the identification of integration and synchronization issues either within a specific service or especially across services including measures for cybersecurity and cryptography and provide proposed satellite communications and related ground infrastructure architecture planning guidance

• Support the advent of new approaches to command and control within the DoD including the Enterprise Satellite Communications Management and Control (ESCMC) and Combined Joint AllDoman Command and Control (CJADC2 initiative

• Develop and sustain conversance with various cryptographic COMSEC and TRANSEC initiatives to evolve the security of DoD SATCOM systems as the threat to these systems evolves

• Assist in identifying programmatic budget shortfalls and preparing appropriate Issue Papers and coordination actions to remedy identified shortfalls

• Serve as the DoD CIOs regular/routine representatives to the Joint SATCOM Panel; includes serving as the DoD CIOs representative for SATCOM Database updates and review

• Support the conduct of analyses of alternatives and business case analyses and review service programmatic investments for compliance.

Work Environment:

• Location: Onsite

• Travel Requirements: Minimal 020

• Working Hours: Standard

Required:

• Bachelors degree in policy or communications engineering (or related field)

• 15 or more years of experience working policy strategy and/or service or OSDlevel guidance documents; or alternatively Masters degree in policy (public domestic civil international military or space policy) with 8 or more years of experience working to support headquarterspreferably engaged with policy mattersat a major command service component command service headquarters Joint Staff or OSD entity level

• Experience developing/commenting on policy at the major headquarters level (as described in the second experience comment)

• Familiarity with DoDs budget processthe PPBE System

• Excellent verbal and writing skills

• Outgoing and able to develop relationships quickly both internally and with portfolio

• Ability to work both independently and in a working group setting

Desired:

• Able to work with and appropriately protect classified and proprietary information

• Able to work as team player on a mixed contractorgovernment team

• Unflappable demeanor (keeps their cool under pressure) Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills (position requires direct contact with senior DoD leadership)

• Proficient with using MS Office application programs including MS Word MS PowerPoint and MS Excel

• Experience using MS SharePoint

Ready to Make a Difference

If youre 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. Lets shape the future together.

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match medical dental vision life insurance AD&D flexible spending account disability paid time off or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

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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.