Senior Program Manager, Navy Digital Modernization and Growth

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Senior Program Manager, Navy Digital Modernization and Growth

At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.

Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

Job Summary

KBR-Trinzic is seeking a Senior Program Manager to help Navy customers close priority mission and technology gaps in DevSecOps, Cyber, software delivery, digital engineering, data integration, cloud-enabled mission integration, and related modernization areas. The role will initially operate within Technical Operations, where the successful candidate will identify customer challenges, connect them with integrated KBR-Trinzic and partner capabilities, and mature solutions through capture, proposal, and transition into funded execution. This position will serve as a key link between Navy mission requirements and KBR-Trinzic’s technical, operational, and delivery organizations. Success will require clear communication, disciplined organization, and effective collaboration with senior government, acquisition, engineering, operational, industry, and executive stakeholders. The position is designed to evolve into accountable leadership of a sustainable Navy modernization portfolio.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a Navy PEO Aviation Enterprise capability-gap and opportunity roadmap, initially focused on DevSecOps and Cyber while identifying adjacent digital modernization and mission-integration opportunities.

• Engage Navy PAE organizations, warfare centers, fleet stakeholders, digital-modernization offices, and mission owners to understand operational requirements, technical constraints, capability gaps, and investment priorities.

• Position KBR-Trinzic as a customer-focused solution provider by integrating internal technical capabilities, commercial technologies, partner offerings, and delivery organizations around defined and measurable mission outcomes.

• Lead or support solution development across DevSecOps, Cyber, software factories, secure cloud environments, digital engineering, mission engineering, data integration, AI-enabled decision support, and related modernization areas.

• Participate in capture and proposal efforts, leading at least one technical solution workstream from problem definition through development of an executable management and technical approach.

• Build and mature a qualified Navy modernization pipeline, advancing opportunities through disciplined qualification, capture, proposal, award, transition, and delivery processes.

• Assume accountable leadership for existing or emerging direct-funded Navy programs and develop a sustainable portfolio of Navy modernization work.

• Other duties as assigned in support of mission and business requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Program Management, Business, or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered in accordance with company policy.

• Senior-level experience supporting U.S. Navy technical, acquisition, engineering, cyber, software, digital-modernization, or mission-integration organizations.

• Senior leadership experience in cyber warfare, aviation engineering, digital modernization, mission integration, or closely related technical and program environments.

• Demonstrated knowledge of Navy customer organizations, acquisition and engineering stakeholders, and modernization challenges across multiple platform or mission portfolios.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams, programs, portfolios, technical initiatives, or enterprise transformation efforts within complex government or defense environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience connected to Naval Aviation engineering, cyber warfare, or Navy digital-modernization initiatives.

• Knowledge of Navy PEO Aviation, Mission Systems, Munitions, Robotics and Autonomous Systems organizations, warfare centers, rapid-capabilities organizations, or related enterprise stakeholders.

• Experience developing or integrating mission-engineering, cloud, data-sharing, DevSecOps, Cyber, digital-engineering, software-delivery, or enterprise-modernization solutions across program or portfolio boundaries.

• Program management, profit-and-loss responsibility, portfolio management, or organizational growth experience.

• Master’s degree or relevant credentials in program management, cybersecurity, systems engineering, Agile, cloud, or DevSecOps.

Work Environment

• Location: Hybrid, Lexington Park, Maryland

• Travel Requirements: Minimal, 0–20%

• Working Hours: Standard

Basic Compensation: $183,000 - $274,500 This range is for Maryland only. The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s location, knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience, contract affordability, and in consideration of internal parity.

Additional Compensation: KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation 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.

Benefits: KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBRAt 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.