Operations Watch Officer

Leidos•McLean, VA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is hiring an Operations Watch Officer for its Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area in McLean, Virginia. The selected candidate will join a fast-paced, mission-critical counterterrorism watch center and operations team at a client site. The role monitors classified and open-source information for worldwide threats related to the United States, prioritizes intelligence and operational traffic, and communicates timely warnings and critical information to officials and customer leadership. This position requires a rotating Panama shift schedule: two weeks of day shifts followed by two weeks of night shifts, with shifts running either 4:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.–4:30 a.m. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required. A bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience are requested; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Requirements

Analytic work experience in the Intelligence Community or military.
Familiarity with a variety of Intelligence Community databases, networks, and environments.
Ability to use MS Office applications effectively in a multi-level security setting.
Experience in identity resolution, watchlisting, or targeting.
Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Ability to work a rotating shift schedule of two weeks of days and two weeks of nights.
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience working jointly with Intelligence Agencies.

Responsibilities

Continuously monitor multiple channels of classified and open-source media for worldwide threats related to the United States.
Sort and prioritize intelligence and operational message traffic.
Provide early warnings and alerts to key officials and facilitate timely delivery of critical information to those who need it.
Produce alerts and responses to time-sensitive events, providing policymakers with intelligence about developing and changing situations.
Alert customer leadership to breaking events worldwide.