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Operations Watch Officer

Leidos McLean, VA On-site mid full-time

Salary

$59,150 - $106,925 per year

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Description

We are seeking an Operations Watch Officer to join our Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area (ASBA) team in McLean, VA. You will serve as a key member of a team in a fast-paced, mission-critical counterterrorism watch center / operations environment. Your role involves constant monitoring of multiple channels of classified and open-source media for US-related threats on a worldwide basis.

Responsibilities include:

  • Constant monitoring of multiple channels of classified and open-source media for US-related threats on a worldwide basis.
  • Sorting and prioritizing intelligence and operational message traffic.
  • Providing early warnings and alerts to key officials and facilitating the flow of critical information.
  • Producing alerts and responses to time-sensitive events.
  • Alerting customer leadership to worldwide breaking events.

Requirements:

  • Analytic work in the intelligence community or military.
  • Familiarity with a variety of Intelligence Community databases, networks, and environments.
  • Effective use of MS Office applications in a multi-level security setting.
  • Identity Resolution, Watchlisting, or Targeting experience.
  • Experience working jointly with the Intelligence Agencies is desired.
  • Bachelor’s degree + 2 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
  • TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.
  • Must be comfortable working within a shift environment (2 weeks of days, 2 weeks of nights, rotating between 4:30am-4:30pm).

We offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.

Skills

Required

  • MS Office
  • Intelligence Community databases
  • Identity Resolution
  • Watchlisting
  • Targeting

Nice to have

  • Experience working with Intelligence Agencies

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/McLean-VA/Operations-Watch-Officer_R-00195550

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