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Authorities and Compliance SME

Authorities and Compliance SME

This is a contingent position based upon contract award

Who We Are

KBR Mission Technology Solutions delivers full life cycle professional and technical solutions that improve operational readiness and drive innovation. We help ensure mission success on land, air, sea, space and cyberspace for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NASA and other federal agencies. KBR’s areas of expertise include engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity.  KBR strives to create a safer, more secure and sustainable world by bringing together the best and brightest to deliver technologies and solutions that help our customers accomplish their most critical missions and objectives.

The Mission Ahead

This role is within KBR/NSS Intel division.  At KBR Government Solutions, we don't just envision a world that's safer, more secure, and sustainable - we create it. Our legacy of delivering advanced full life cycle professional and technical solutions is matched only by our commitment to operational readiness and innovation. As stewards of critical missions for the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NASA, and other key federal entities, we excel in engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT, and cybersecurity. United in our quest for excellence, KBR stands at the vanguard, ready to transform possibilities into impactful realities for a better tomorrow.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on FISA, EO 12333, and IC legal and compliance frameworks, providing authoritative guidance to technical and policy teams.
• Consult on the design and implementation of SIGINT workflows, systems, and processes to ensure strict adherence to legal and compliance requirements.
• Translate complex legal, policy, and compliance mandates into actionable technical requirements for system design and development teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including legal counsel, developers, and intelligence professionals—to embed compliance throughout the system lifecycle.
• Provide subject matter expertise on IC-wide compliance issues, including the interpretation and application of FISA Section 702 and EO 12333 authorities.
• Support post-deployment efforts by reviewing system changes and enhancements for continued compliance and operational effectiveness.
• Contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives, ensuring scalability and sustainability of compliance frameworks.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant compliance policies and evolving legal standards in the IC environment.
• Partner with engineering and architecture leads to validate technical implementations and ensure alignment with authorities, oversight requirements, and operational needs.

Required Experience/Clearance

• Active TS/SCI++
• 10 years of combined experience in FISA and EO 12333 compliance, authorities and legal policy.
• Familiarity with Customer Tasking Tools, solution design and development of Customer Tasking ecosystem.
• Experience in consulting on the design of IC SIGINT, workflows, systems policy, process and collections authorities
• Experience converting complex policy and legal requirements into technical requirements for IT system development efforts and verifying and validating that technical implantation needs.

Desired Experience

• Excellent interpersonal collaboration skills
• Knowledge/experience of operational targeting tradecraft
• Familiarity with FISA Section 702 authorities and EO 12333
• Experience with successful execution of process improvement
• Ten (10) years of experience working in the IC.

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.