Senior Watch Officer (SWO) / Active Top Secret

Peraton•Washington, DC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Senior Watch Officer (SWO) to support its Federal Strategic Cyber group in Washington, D.C. The position is part of the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) 24x7 SCIF/Operations Center, where the federal government coordinates situational awareness and response to protect national cyber and infrastructure security. The role is on-site and operates in a time-sensitive 24x7x365 environment under the direction of a federal CISA Duty Officer. Shifts are assigned based on team needs and may rotate. The SWO coordinates cyber and physical incidents affecting critical infrastructure, gathers information from sources at multiple classification levels, and produces timely, actionable incident reporting and briefings for government leadership, law enforcement, federal stakeholders, and partners. The officer assesses incident impacts and severity, helps determine reporting and briefing requirements, coordinates operational data collection and analysis, and monitors events through competition. The SWO leads several analysts throughout a shift and coordinates their work through completion. The SWO serves as a liaison among internal divisions, federal stakeholders, law enforcement, intelligence agencies, regional personnel, industry partners, and internal partners to coordinate reporting on events with cascading cross-sector impacts. The role includes communicating across multiple platforms and briefing management and senior leadership during daily briefings or as situations develop. The SWO monitors classified databases, ticket management systems, subscription-based alerting services, cable and local news, social media, and other open sources for threats to critical infrastructure and global operations affecting national security. The position also provides direct support to the Operations Manager in overseeing daily operations of the Cyber Operations Center, with a focus on team development, process improvement, and mission delivery. The SWO assists with developing and maintaining a requirements measurement framework, provides feedback to team members on customer service, communication, and technical skills, supports the optimization of resources and workflows, and contributes to white papers, briefings, and recommendations for senior U.S. government officials. The officer must understand the communications and information technology hardware, software, and firmware used in daily operations, troubleshoot equipment issues, and coordinate resolution with the help desk. Target salary range: $86,000–$138,000. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Salary depends on factors including responsibilities, experience, education, skills, geographic location, and business and contract considerations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 6 years of related technical experience, or a master’s degree and 4 years of related experience; an additional 4 years of experience may substitute for a degree.
Demonstrated ability to manage production and publication of time-sensitive event-driven reporting, cyclic reporting, and briefing products.
Demonstrated ability to manage and triage group email accounts while multitasking and performing steady-state shift functions.
Flexibility to work in a 24x7x365 operations support environment.
Experience with open-source analysis and alerting systems.
Active Top Secret security clearance and SCI eligibility.
Ability to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation for continued employment.
Ability to work assigned shifts, which may include rotating assignments.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an Operations Officer, Action Officer, or Incident Manager.
Experience drafting and publishing national-level reporting.
Experience with email triage and requests for information (RFIs).
Experience as an All-Source Intelligence Analyst in a Joint Operations Center and/or Fusion Center.
Experience with cyber incident management and analysis.
Cyber certifications, such as CompTIA Security+.

Responsibilities

Coordinate cyber and physical incidents affecting critical infrastructure and produce incident reporting at various levels.
Gather information from sources at multiple classification levels and provide accurate, timely, actionable information to government leadership, law enforcement, federal stakeholders, and partners.
Assess and manage incidents, identify critical-infrastructure impact severity, and help determine reporting and briefing requirements.
Coordinate incident operational data collection and analysis, and monitor events through competition.
Lead a team of analysts throughout the shift and coordinate tasks through completion.
Liaise with internal divisions, federal stakeholders, law enforcement, intelligence agencies, regional personnel, industry partners, and internal partners to coordinate reporting on cross-sector events.
Communicate across multiple platforms and brief management and senior leadership on developing situations, during daily briefings or as needed.
Monitor classified databases, ticket management systems, subscription-based alerting services, cable and local news, social media, and other open sources for threats to critical infrastructure and global operations affecting national security.
Multitask, make timely decisions, and apply critical thinking in a fast-paced operational environment under the direction of a federal CISA Duty Officer.
Understand and troubleshoot communications and information technology hardware, software, and firmware used in daily operations, coordinating equipment issue resolution with the help desk.
Support the Operations Manager in overseeing day-to-day operations of the 24x7 Cyber Operations Center, including team development, process improvement, and mission delivery.
Assist in developing and maintaining a requirements measurement framework and provide team members feedback on customer service, communication, and technical skills.
Support optimization of operations center resources and workflows.
Contribute to white papers, briefings, and recommendations for senior U.S. government officials.