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Senior Director, IT – Major Systems

The Senior Director, IT – Major Systems will lead the strategy, governance and continuous improvement of KBR’s major IT systems, including enterprise applications and development/engineering platforms.  The Major Systems Director, IT will be accountable for successful delivery management, and handover to operations, ensuring they deliver measurable business and mission outcomes within pre-agreed investment, risk, architecture, and security protocols.

This role ensures systems are reliable, scalable, commercially competitive and aligned with business strategic objectives while enabling operational efficiency and technology-driven innovation. Through cross-functional collaboration and hands-on leadership, the Director drives system optimization, process improvement, and adoption of best practices to support ongoing business performance and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute strategy for major enterprise systems—including business applications and engineering platforms—to align technology capabilities with organizational goals
• End‑to‑End Accountability for the full lifecycle of major applications and development programs - from strategy and roadmap through delivery, handover to operations, major optimizations (beyond small break fix), and retirement
• Establish clear Delivery Governance delivery models, decision rights, and escalation paths; leading through empowerment and intervening only when guardrails are exceeded
• Build and lead a high-performing empowered IT team that fosters collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across system operations
• Partner with business and technical teams as the primary technical steward for the KBR Executive team to identify, champion and govern opportunities that enhance efficiency, data utilization, and operational effectiveness
• Provide quarterly reporting, to the KBR Executive team on Portfolio & Investment Stewardship of enterprise critical program and application portfolios and their performance within approved funding envelopes, balancing demand, capacity, risk, and value
• Oversee system integrations, upgrades, and governance to ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data management, and IT standards

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field
• Progressive IT experience
• Experience within leadership roles managing enterprise-scale systems and IT operations
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing IT teams supporting complex system environments
• Strong expertise in enterprise applications, system integration, modernization, and optimization initiatives
• Demonstrated success implementing IT governance, cybersecurity, and data management standards

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience leading system modernization, integration, and process improvement initiatives
• Background in ERP/CRM platforms and development or engineering systems
• Familiarity with IT strategy execution in complex, multi-system enterprise environments
• Track record of supporting business growth through technology-enabled solutions and cross-functional collaboration
• Proven ability to manage budgets, vendors, and large-scale IT programs for enterprise systems

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KBR Company Information

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.
 

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.