Junior Watch Officer

Red Cedar Consultancy, LLC; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Cedar Consultancy, LLC in the United States, Virginia area is seeking a Junior Watch Officer to support 24/7 operations within the Operations Center and Incident Management System, delivering continuous watch, briefing, and analytical support for DHS/FPS systems. The role requires a BA/BS and Active Secret Clearance, with readiness to deploy nationwide for up to two weeks.

The candidate will produce reports, manage RFIs, and maintain the COP and blotter, working under senior guidance in a

Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in operation centers, emergency management, dispatch, or first responder environments.
• Minimum requirement of a BA/BS.
• Candidate should have Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain operational awareness, produce reports and briefings, manage RFIs, support GIS/COP functions, and operating DHS/FPS systems
• Maintain situational awareness of DHS-related events, incidents, and threats
• Produce incident reports, reporting products, and briefs
• Maintain the RFI database
• Track RFIs and ensure RFIs are reviewed and approved
• Conduct limited analysis on data in response to RFIs
• Produce limited GIS imagery to support reporting products
• Maintain the Common Operating Picture (COP)
• Ensure the blotter is received and reviewed
• Produce, review, distribute, and brief operational reports
• Update watch turnover/pass-down reports
• Access, navigate, and utilize DHS and FPS law enforcement data systems and networks up to the Secret clearance level
• Additional work and activity as directed by management
• Expectations include but are not limited to: Must support 24x7x365 operations
• Must be able to deploy nationwide for up to two weeks in support of Incident Management Teams

Skills

3 years of related experience

Active Secret Clearance

Education

BA/BS

Job description

Looking for candidates with Active Secret Clearance only

Job Title: Junior Watch Officer

Summary: This program supports services by providing continuous watch, briefing, and analytical support for the customers Operations Center and Incident Management System. The effort delivers 24/7 situational awareness through the monitoring, analysis, synthesis, and dissemination of operational, intelligence, and incident-related information impacting federally protected facilities nationwide. Contractor support includes producing executive-level briefings, daily and emergent reports, geospatial and data-driven products, and coordinating information flow across the regions, DHS components, and interagency partners. The program operates in both classified and unclassified environments and is designed to support steady-state operations, special events, emergencies, and incident response, ensuring the customer leadership has timely, accurate, and actionable information to support mission-critical decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain operational awareness, produce reports and briefings, manage RFIs, support GIS/COP functions, and operating DHS/FPS systems
• Maintain situational awareness of DHS-related events, incidents, and threats
• Produce incident reports, reporting products, and briefs
• Maintain the Request for Information (RFI) database
• Track RFIs and ensure RFIs are reviewed and approved
• Conduct limited analysis on data in response to RFIs
• Produce limited GIS imagery to support reporting products
• Maintain the Common Operating Picture (COP)
• Ensure the blotter is received and reviewed
• Produce, review, distribute, and brief operational reports
• Update watch turnover/pass-down reports
• Access, navigate, and utilize DHS and FPS law enforcement data systems and networks up to the Secret clearance level
• Additional work and activity as directed by management
• Expectations include but are not limited to:
• Must support 24x7x365 operations
• Must be able to deploy nationwide for up to two weeks in support of Incident Management Teams
• Must possess a Secret clearance
• Typically work under the oversight of more senior personnel
• Require up to 3 years of related experience in operations centers, emergency management, dispatch, or first responder environments

Requirements:

• A Junior Watch Officer shall have 3 years of experience in operation centers, emergency management, dispatch, first responder (law enforcement/fire/rescue) or related work
• Minimum requirement of a BA/BS
• Candidate should have Active Secret Clearance
• The work schedule may vary, and additional hours may be required depending on operational requirements.