Operations Watch Officer

Leidos; North Dakota; On-site; USD 59,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks an Operations Watch Officer for its Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area in McLean, VA. The role supports a fast-paced, mission-critical watch center with a focus on intelligence monitoring, threat assessment, and timely communications to leadership.

Applicants should have intelligence/military experience, watchlisting familiarity, and strong MS Office skills in secure environments. TS/SCI with Polygraph is required; rotating shifts are part of the schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience; additional years may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with Intelligence Community databases, networks, and environments is desired.
• Experience in a shift environment and working with multiple security settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Constant monitoring of classified and open-source media for US-related threats.
• Sort and prioritize intelligence and operational message traffic.
• Provide early warnings and alerts to key officials in a timely manner.
• Produce alerts and responses for time-sensitive events to aid policymakers.

Skills

Analytical work

Intelligence Community

MS Office

Watchlisting experience

Agency collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Intelligence databases

Job 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. We look forward to learning more about you.

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.

Original Posting:

June 9, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.