# Mid-Shift Cyber Security Watch Officer (CSWO)

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: Odenton, MD
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
**Category**: Security
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Mid-Shift Cyber Security Watch Officer (CSWO) to support the DISA Joint Operations Center (DJOC) Network Assurance team on the DISA GSM-O II program.

As a CSWO, you will be responsible for triaging events, handling cyber incidents, analysing networks, detecting threats, and developing trends and metrics.

**Primary Responsibilities:**

- Support the DJOC Battle Captain with all Cyber Defense and Network Assurance issues, making recommendations on Indicators of Compromise (IOC) and malicious cyber activity.

- Provide technical oversight of information security services and customer support initiatives, updating DoD shared SA and knowledge management (KM) tools.

- Consume and analyse operational reporting from cyber organisations, preparing and delivering daily situational awareness and operational update briefings.

- Report DCO and incident management responses to network intrusions, malware, and other cyber events.

- Maintain awareness of all pertinent directives, orders, alerts, and messages, preparing and delivering daily situational awareness and operational update briefings to DISA Senior Leadership.

- Oversee all network defence operations, coordinating and collaborating with internal DISA elements and mission partners.

- Identify problems, determine accuracy and relevance of technical information, and generate decision-quality technical recommendations.

- Coordinate and ensure DoD incident handling reporting procedures are adhered to.

- Serve as Senior Defensive Cybersecurity SME during 24x7 operations.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience.

- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.

- DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).

- Willingness to perform shift work on a Sunday-Wednesday schedule.

- CND experience within a Computer Incident Response organisation.

- Understanding of cyber security related principles, theories, and concepts.

- Experience in a 24x7 environment.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Prior Military IT or IC Experience.

- Hands-on experience working with DoD Networks, including NIPR and SIPR.

- Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

**Pay Range:** $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

## Skills

### Required
- Cyber Security
- Network Analysis
- Threat Detection
- Incident Handling
- DoD-8570 IAT Level 2

### Nice to have
- Military IT
- IC Experience
- DoD Networks
- Multitasking
- Communication skills

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