Battle Watch Officer

Missile Defense Agency • Schriever AFB, CO

23h

About The Position

The Battle Watch Officer (BWO) serves as the government lead of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Operations Support Center (OSC) and is responsible for all OSC functions. The role supports MDA and Warfighter customers through Missile Defense System configuration control, operational readiness reporting, asset management execution, and incident reporting. It is a rotational, mission-essential watch-standing position requiring shift work, including weekends and holidays, and may require reporting or remaining at work during emergencies.

The BWO coordinates real-time Missile Defense System events and controls system configuration during daily operations. The position tracks system status and configuration, records asset outages and returns to service, coordinates maintenance and developmental activities, and reports failures and significant events to MDA leadership and operations centers. The BWO also executes the MDA Commander's Critical Information Reporting process and provides information to support leadership decisions regarding MDA support to Combatant Commanders and the status of MDA resources and personnel.

This is a full-time federal position in the Department of War Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo), recruited under Direct Hire Authority. The position is situationally telework eligible, requires a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Investigation (TS/SCI) clearance, and is subject to initial and random drug testing. It is classified as a Mission Essential Function position; emergency call-back and recall within two hours during assigned recall periods are regular requirements. Overtime may be required occasionally.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the NH-03/GS-13 grade level in Federal service, meeting at least two of the following: maintaining, troubleshooting, tracking, and reporting weapons-system or other broad-system status and configuration while coordinating maintenance actions in real time; reporting operational, logistical, or other significant events to senior leaders verbally and in writing; serving as a technical expert or consultant on a broad program or complex weapon system.
• Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Investigation (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Must be suitable for Federal employment based on a background investigation.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• Must complete initial drug screening and be subject to random drug testing thereafter.
• Must report for or remain at work during emergency situations; call-back and emergency duty are regular requirements.
• Must be available by phone and for physical recall within two hours during assigned recall periods when not in approved leave status.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Must meet qualification and eligibility criteria by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the government lead of the MDA Operations Support Center and oversee all functions within the OSC.
• Execute real-time Missile Defense System event coordination and system configuration control during day-to-day operations.
• Direct isolation of assets that do not comply with the MDA operational capacity baseline.
• Track Missile Defense System status and configuration, and enter asset outage and return-to-service data into the appropriate application.
• Report Missile Defense System asset failures for distribution to a global community of operations centers and organizations.
• Execute asset management and track Missile Defense System activities through the asset management process, communicating directly with MDA Elements at distributed sites.
• Collect and enter system status and configuration data for dashboards used by MDA leadership and Combatant Command operations centers.
• Coordinate rescheduling of operational and developmental activities during asset management execution as necessary.
• Advocate for MDA Elements with the Warfighter to coordinate and obtain approval for unscheduled maintenance, testing, or developmental activities.
• Capture and report incidents and significant events to MDA senior leadership.
• Execute the MDA Commander's Critical Information Reporting process when needed to inform leadership and support decisions about MDA support to Combatant Commanders.
• Report the status of MDA resources and military, civilian, and contractor personnel to leadership.
• Report for or remain at work during emergencies, and perform emergency call-back duty, including availability for physical recall within two hours during assigned periods.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package for eligible employees and their families.
• Recruitment, relocation, or student loan repayment incentives may be authorized for eligible selectees, subject to agency policy and availability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed