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KBR, Inc. · 4 months ago

OPIR Systems Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

KBR, Inc. is seeking a highly qualified OPIR Systems Engineer to provide Systems Engineer Technical Advisor (SETA) support for the Government customer. The role involves planning, organizing, and managing the integration and sustainment of OPIR ground systems into the operational site, ensuring that requirements and user needs are met.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support OPIR Mission Management, tasking, collection, processing & dissemination

Support integration with DoD Space Based Infra-Red System (SBIRS)

Experience providing OPIR mission knowledge and expertise to support all aspects and phases of the system engineering and acquisition of an OPIR ground (I) Acquisition

Assist the Government with overseeing delivery activities from RFC review through Operations Acceptance Review (OAR)

Function as the interface between the system users, the program office, and the systems developers to ensure that requirements and user needs are met

Maintain awareness of and technical familiarity with new programs in development planned for delivery to the site to include potential impacts on existing legacy systems

Interacts with program office and developers to maintain cognizance of delivery status

Guides development programs under the Program Sustainment and Integration (PSI) government lead’s purview

Maintain strong working knowledge of established integration standards

Participate in document review, technical meetings, testing activities, and milestone meetings as directed to identify, report, and resolve any potential integration issues

Supplies technical recommendations to the government lead for milestone decisions (ORR, TTO, OAR, etc.)

Work with site operations personnel during Operational Readiness Demonstration (ORD) periods to ensure delivered products meet user needs

Participate in and respond to identified actions from ORD status meetings

Employ Agile (SCRUM) techniques, including Scaled Agile Frameworks for Enterprise (SAFE) to create and status stories and epics for PSI specific activities included in the program office agile development tracking

Support a development/security/operations (DevSecOps) development and operating paradigm/CONOPS

Support the Government in facilitating the integration of related DoD and C2S capabilities

Responsible for tracking progress and compliance with acquisition/integration milestones and installation delivery requirements for all GED Integrated System Program Office (ISPO) delivered capabilities

Support the Government in directing and monitoring activities related to anomaly resolution; provide verbal and written updates to site and program office management

Monitor outage reports and discrepancy system for new and ongoing problems

Assist program developers with setting priorities for the content of software deliveries based on operational needs/priority requests

Generate activity reports, anomaly reports, and monthly metrics for discrepancy reports as requested

Build informational and decisional briefs and documents as requested

Participates in program management reviews

Qualification

OPIR systems experienceAgile ScrumSAFe DevSecOpsIC principles knowledgeTechnical knowledge of interfacesOperational field experienceCommunication skillsFacilitation skills

Required

Top Secret/SCI security clearance with a Polygraph

Bachelor's and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience or PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience

Strong verbal/written communication skills and facilitation skills to effectively lead discussions across multiple groups

Working knowledge of AGILE Scrum, SAFe DevSecOps software development methods

Working knowledge of IC principles, procedures

Preferred

Experience with existing OPIR systems

Familiarity with CONOPS, programs, Outreach

Technical knowledge of ONIR/OPIR communications and operational interfaces, specifications, CONOPS

Operational field experience with deployed OPIR assets, field deployments and sustainment

Benefits

401K plan with company match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending account

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees