Policy Team Lead

KBR•Chevy Chase, MD

6d•$159,100 - $194,400

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Policy Team Lead to lead a team providing policy support to a government customer’s Chief Information Office (CIO) in the Northern Virginia area. The role is contingent upon contract award. The lead manages contractors and subcontractors and directs the team’s contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative efforts. The position monitors program progress, briefs leadership on status and milestones, and serves as the primary customer point of contact for technical execution and project issues. The lead also maintains an understanding of the customer’s mission and relevant policy and programmatic requirement changes to ensure effective support. KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. Candidates who join KBR’s Mission Technology Solutions business before its planned spin-off, expected in January 2027, will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply.

Requirements

Current and active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Four years of experience as a project manager.
Experience providing technical support materials for senior leaders, such as strategic papers, options analyses, and executive briefings.
Experience overseeing or guiding portfolio/program performance and resource planning.
Experience with acquisition/procurement strategy, including vendor management and enterprise licensing concepts.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, software engineering, or a related technical field, and eight years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience translating mission priorities into actionable IT roadmaps, investment plans, and measurable outcomes related to counterintelligence and security missions.
Experience with AI architecture patterns, including model hosting, vector search/RAG, data pipelines, APIs, and orchestration.
Experience briefing senior leaders and driving cross-team delivery.

Responsibilities

Manage, plan, and direct the team’s contractual, technical, engineering, programming, maintenance, and administrative efforts.
Brief leadership on program progress, status, and achievement of milestones.
Serve as the primary interface with customer(s) on technical and project issues.
Maintain awareness of the customer’s mission and potential impacts to that mission.
Maintain an understanding of policy and programmatic requirement changes to ensure effective support.
Lead and manage a team of contractors and subcontractors.