Operational Requirements Analyst - Gatekeeper

KBR, Inc.•Arlington, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. KBR is seeking a US Space Force (USSF) Operational Requirements Analyst, Gatekeeper at the Pentagon. The Operational Requirements Analyst will support the USSF Headquarters Staff, office of the Chief of Strategy and Resourcing (CSRO), Directorate of Space Requirements (S5R). The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands. The Directorate of Requirements is responsible for developing and integrating Joint Space Requirements for the DoD.

Requirements

TS/SCI Clearance is required
Demonstrated understanding of Space enterprise to include DoD requirements, acquisition, and budgeting processes and applicable Defense Space guidance and policy.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, lead and execute requirements projects and outbrief results to senior leadership.
Knowledge of the DoD Requirements and Capability Development processes --Joint Capabilities Development System (JCIDS) and the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC).
Experience supporting Service HQ or DoD Agency or IC staffs.
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent, plus 5+ yrs. applicable experience in Service, COCOM, and/or Joint Capabilities development
Applicant should be available to work as early as 7:30 AM standard

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or a STEM field.
Degree in Operational Research a major plus
10+ years experience in an Ops, engineering, scientific, analysis, policy or planning field related to Defense Space
HQ AF/SAF staff experience within the past 3 years
Experience editing Joint Requirements documentation
Experience with space system Acquisitions, the Space Force and Pentagon
Experience with staffing tools such as: Task Management Tool (TMT), Knowledge Management/Decision Support (KM/DS)
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills are desired
Applicant should be well versed in Microsoft Office software, Adobe Acrobat, and Sharepoint
Desired for applicant to be familiar with AI utilization for reports, forms, and other administrative documentation

Responsibilities

Interface and perform duties to support the Service integration with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS).
Participate in the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) process, to include attending Functional and Joint Capabilities Boards (FCB/JCB) as the USSF representative.
Review, staff and assess capability development products such as Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Developments Documents (CDDs), CDD Annexes, Rapid Prototyping Requirements Documents (RPRD), and Space Force Requirements Documents (SFRD)
Advise senior leadership in planning, developing, and coordinating capabilities development process actions with the CSRO
Synthesize data analytics to assess and provide feedback on the capability development artifacts for each program within your requirements branch