Kiwah Kendrick

Vice President Mission Integration Space & Intel

SAIC

Kiwah Kendrick is the Vice President of SAIC’s Mission Integration and Ground Account within the Air Force, Space, and Intelligence Business Group. In this role, she leads a diverse portfolio of engineering, integration, and services programs that advance mission critical software, cyber, and modernization capabilities across the NRO, NGA, and DoW. Her leadership is distinguished by a strong focus on AI enabled mission workflows, Agile delivery, DevSecOps, and cloud modernization, driving measurable improvements in speed, resilience, and operational impact.

She began her career at Lockheed Martin, supporting satellite operations and software engineering before moving into leadership roles overseeing complex space and ground system transitions. She has consistently championed modernization initiatives that accelerate customers’ adoption of cloud ready architectures and next generation mission applications across both national security and federal civilian sectors.

As a Program Director at Engility, she led engineering and integration efforts spanning multiple intelligence domains. Following SAIC’s acquisition of Engility, she was appointed Vice President of Ground & Operations Programs, where she expanded her portfolio to include integration and mission services while advancing AI driven transformation across national security missions.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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