Operations Watch Officer

Leidos Inc; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

11 holidays

401K match

Flexible schedule

Stock purchase plan

Technical upskilling

Education support

Parental leave

Job summary

Leidos in McLean, VA is seeking an Operations Watch Officer for the Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area. You will monitor classified and open-source channels, prioritize intelligence, and issue timely warnings to policymakers.

This role requires TS/SCI with Polygraph, a Bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience, and willingness to work rotating day/night shifts. The team specializes in security engineering, CNO, and SIGINT at a mission-critical watch center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph required.
• Experience with Intelligence Community databases is preferred.
• Ability to work in rotating day/night shifts.
• Familiarity with watch operations or counterterrorism analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Constantly monitor classified and open-source media for threats worldwide.
• Sort and prioritize intelligence and operational traffic.
• Provide early warnings and alert key officials in a timely manner.
• Produce alerts and responses for time-sensitive events.
• Inform leadership about worldwide breaking events.

Skills

Analytic experience

Intelligence community familiarity

MS Office proficiency

Shift work experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

IC databases

Job description

Description

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for an Operations Watch Officer in our Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area (ASBA) in McLean, VA. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in Analysis Solutions Business Area!

The selected candidate will serve as a key member of a team of highly qualified and motivated individuals in an exciting, fast-paced, mission-critical counterterrorism watch center / operations environment. We are seeking candidates with intelligence, military, or law enforcement backgrounds to serve at Watch Operations Officers at our client site. TS/SCI with Polygraph is required. This position requires shift work (2 weeks of days, 2 weeks of nights- Panama rotating schedule). The shifts rotate between 4:30am-4:30pm. OR, 4:30pm-4:30-am.

Responsibilities include

• Constant monitoring of multiple channels of classified and open-source media for US-related threats on a worldwide basis.


• Sorting and prioritizing intelligence and operational message traffic.


• Providing early warnings and alert to key officials and facilitating the flow of critical information to those who need it on a timely basis.


• Producing alerts and responses to time-sensitive events to provide policymakers necessary intelligence related to developing and changing situations.


• Alerting customer leadership to worldwide breaking events.

Requirements

• Analytic work in the intelligence community or military.


• Candidates must have familiarity with a variety of Intelligence Community databases, networks, and environments.


• Effective use of MS Office applications in a multi-level security setting.


• Identity Resolution, Watchlisting, or Targeting experience.


• Experience working jointly with the Intelligence Agencies is desired.

• Bachelor's degree + 2 years of relevant experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Familiarity with a variety of intelligence community databases, networks, and environments is desired.


• Must be comfortable working within a shift environment (2 weeks of days, 2 weeks of nights, rotating between 4:30am-4:30pm).


• TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph is required.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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