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Agile Systems Engineer - Senior

Location Chantilly, Virginia Category Engineering, Technology, & Science Job Type Full time Job Id R2094000 Posted Date 01/29/2025
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JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:

Agile Systems Engineer - Senior

KBR is seeking a highly motivated Agile System Engineer to support our team. The program office provides innovative technology solutions that enable the customer to meet near and emerging national defense intelligence needs. The successful candidate will be able to grasp technical concepts and translate those concepts into requirements to guide system development, CONOPs, and program baseline documentation using the Agile methodology.

Responsibilities:

  • System Engineering with focus on Requirements, Mission Capability Statements, and ICD Development

  • Support technical planning, generation of technical requirements for demonstration program phase and demonstration transition to operations

  • Support the customer in determining future needs and requirements using Agile process.

  • Lead technical engagements to ensure Agile processes and controls are followed

  • Support development of technical evaluation criteria and checklists for contractor demonstrations and milestone reviews leading to Acquisition Milestone approval

  • Lead/coordinate technical engagements with multiple developers and user community

  • Facilitate demonstration execution and program office evaluations

  • Support RFP/SOW and requirement development for Major System Acquisition contract and readiness milestone activities

  • Work closely with system stakeholders and technical teams to help them understand and execute an approach to evaluating and prioritizing cross-program capabilities and requirements

  • Provide guidance, feedback, and advice to government teams on Agile system engineering processes, practices, and activities using industry best practices

  • Proactively seek opportunities to use process improvement and re-engineering methodologies to facilitate improvements to processes

  • Apply systems analysis and design methodology assessments to identify technical debt, architectural runway and efficiency trade-offs against current and proposed/desired cloud-based software system design

  • Develop and support Agile maturity assessments and coaching plans for Solution and Program level teams

  • Support the identification, collection and reporting of Agile execution metrics and measurements to communicate adoption progress, bottlenecks and areas of opportunity

  • Develop briefings and training courses or materials for Solution and Program level teams

  • Organize and lead Release Planning events to set release goals, objectives and roadmap

  • Facilitate positive team dynamics to help maximize team performance

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant experience

  • Certified Scrum Master with demonstrated experience

  • Experience with end-to-end components of software tools

  • Experience designing and deploying frameworks with IT automation tools

  • Experience using Agile project management tools, such as Jira

  • Knowledgeable of Agile frameworks (preferably SAFe)

  • Strong organizational, time-management, and verbal / written communication skills, able to convey information across multiple customer and corporate audiences

  • Ability to facilitate larger sessions or events for release planning, etc.

  • Familiarity with IC and/or DoD space architectures, systems, and/or operations a PLUS!

  • Certified Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, or Agile Coach a PLUS

Desired Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in STEM with 8+ years of relevant experience or PhD in STEM related field with 8 years of relevant experience

  • Certified Scrum Professional – Scrum Master Certification

  • Experience in systems and development

  • Experience in Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) construct

  • Knowledge with DoD Authority to Operate (ATO) processes

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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