Junior Space Domain Awareness Operator

Title

Battlespace Awareness Operator – Junior

K ’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 protecting the nation’s security.

• Innovative Projects: K ’s 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.

Contingent position based upon contract award. K  is seeking a Junior Battlespace Awareness Operator to support 24/7 space domain awareness operations by monitoring and reporting tasks. The role maintains RSO custody, produces operational products, applies mission protection tactics, techniques and procedures, escalates anomalies, contributes to exercises, and supports end‑user testing of evolving SDA tools while maintaining strict security standards. The position is performed full‑time on site at a government facility.

• Monitor SDA tools and threat assessments during 24/7 operations; identify events of interest and follow approved checklists.
• Maintain RSO custody and update operational databases; validate data against multiple approved sources.
• Produce routine reports and briefings, and provide ad‑hoc updates for ongoing events; coordinate content review as required.
• Conduct initial event characterization (timeline, pattern‑of‑life observations, confidence factors) and recommend next steps for senior decision makers.
• Support COA development by compiling constraints, impacts, and response options for senior operators.
• Execute procedures in response to checklist entry criteria with supervision; document actions, outcomes, and rationale.
• Support testing and integration of developing software capabilities as an operational end user; submit trouble reports and improvement recommendations.
• Support real‑world and exercise‑driven planning efforts; maintain readiness through recurring training and certification events.

• Education & Experience:
  
  Master’s degree and 1 year of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise, or Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise, or no degree and 4 years of relevant experience with demonstrated expertise.
• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with adjudicated polygraph.
• Experience using operational monitoring, analytics, or mission systems to track events and produce time‑sensitive reporting.
• Experience supporting 24/7 operations (watch floor, operations center, or comparable environment) and following documented procedures.

• 1+ years of experience with STK or other SDA/astrodynamics systems (e.g., ASW, ATLAS, SPADOC, or developing I&W tools).
• Experience working with Intelligence Community organizations or joint mission partners supporting space operations.
• Applied understanding of orbital mechanics, space surveillance, and counter‑space threat concepts.

$78,600 - $117,900 (Colorado only).

K  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, and flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation may be offered to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign‑on bonus, relocation benefits, short‑term incentives, long‑term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.

K  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, or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.