Joint Data Network Operations Watch Officer

Amentum; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

401(k) retirement

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Joint Data Network Operations Watch Officer to support USPACOM at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. You will manage GCCS-J and TDLinks, maintain COP databases, and provide real-time intelligence integration for operations and exercises, including SCI-level briefings when required.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years DoD experience, 3+ years on an operational watch floor, and ability to communicate at FO/SES levels. TS/SCI eligible with US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Ten years of DoD support experience with at least 3 years on an operational watch floor.
• Experience communicating to flag officers and SES-level officials in written and oral form.
• Experience delivering project plans and status reports on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide accurate force posture, tracking, and threat information for operations and exercises.
• Maintain COP and TDL systems in JOC Data Fusion Center.
• Support GCCS-J terminals and peripheral equipment for theater joint data coordination.
• Manage theater databases and data integration for USPACOM JOC.
• Incorporate real-time intel sources, including SCI-level access, into briefings as needed.
• Produce briefing materials for SCI-level audiences when required.
• Provide insights to integrate data, analysis, and solutions to support command awareness.
• Respond rapidly to PACOM theatre posture questions with qualitative data.

Skills

DoD support

GCCS and TDL familiarity

Executive communications

Project plans & status reports

MS Office & SharePoint

AI/SI tools experience

TS/SCI clearance

Top-Secret clearance

US Citizenship required

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

GCCS-J COP

TDL systems

MS Office

SharePoint

Job description

Amentum is seeking a dynamic and motivated Joint Data Network Operations Watch Officer to integrate real-world operational support U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Operations Directorate at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. You would be an excellent candidate for this position if you: Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-impact, dynamic environment. Have experience and a desire to work independently to successfully achieve objectives. Have experience and knowledge in Tactical Data Link Networks and USPACOM theater architecture. You will provide current and comprehensive situational awareness of friendly and hostile forces operating anywhere in the USPACOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). You will manage the Global Command and Control System-Joint (GCCS-J) architecture in support of exercises and real-world operations at Headquarters, USPACOM.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely information on force posture, force tracking, and threat tracking throughout the theater for operations and exercises.
• Provide technical and operational expertise to maintain the COP and tactical data link (TDL) systems in the Command Joint Operations Center (JOC) Data Fusion Center (DFC).
• Support GCCS-J terminals and other peripheral equipment in support of theater joint track/data coordination.
• Encompass the management of theater level databases; provide exercise and real-world operations support and facilitate data integration requirements for the USPACOM JOC.
• Utilization of intelligence data and systems including SCI-level access to Intel Link (IL), Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS), and the Joint Deployable Intelligence Support System (JDISS) to incorporate information sourced from real-time operations and real-time intelligence to ensure briefings are complete.
• When required, these briefings may be at the SCI-level, and the briefing material developed by the contractor will reside on command networks cleared for information up to the SCI level.
• Provide unique insights to both intelligence and operations to integrate data, analysis, and solution sets. This analysis will be applied to support, streamline, and enable the Commanders situational awareness related to force posture.
• Provide assistance on short timeline responses to specific questions pertaining to PACOM theatre force posture and threats and provide qualitative data to support recommendations.

Minimum Requirements

• At least 10 years' experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) including at least 3 years' experience working on an operational watch floor, preferably working, or having familiarity with the GCCS and TDL systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to provide information, articles, written reports, and presentations to include delivering executive summaries to flag and general officers (FO/GO) and Senior Executive Service (SES) level officials.
• Experience providing regularly scheduled project plans and status reports.
• Demonstrated skill in using integrated software (e.g., MS Office suite and SharePoint).
• Knowledge and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Super Intelligence (SI) Tools in support of government client objectives (e.g. *GPT, GenAI, AskSage, MAVEN, Machine Assist Disclosure (MAD), python, etc.).
• Previous experience working TS/SCI level projects.
• This position will require shift work possibly over non-standard work hours, nights and weekends.
• Must have an active Top-Secret clearance and be SCI eligible.
• Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 3 years' experience working in USPACOM specific topics.
• Ability to evaluate and implement any changes to the network as directed by the JICO to meet theater mission requirements.
• Ability to support TDL equipment (LMMT, ADSI, etc.) for the USPACOM Joint Data Network Officer.
• Experience coordinating and managing COP databases; operating GCCS-J COP (or equivalent) architectures to support exercises and real-world operations; facilitating the integration of all available sensor data from theater COP correlation sites (CCS) and supplemental data from outside sources; and providing direct interface procedures and architecture reconfiguration.
• Experience providing operational and technical support to Battlespace Situational Awareness information and coordinate data link interfaces with CCS.
• Experience evaluating and integrating emerging COP capabilities and technologies such as friendly force tracking (FFT) and multi-tiered COP.

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $115K - $135K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Compensation Details: $115,000 - $130,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

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