Watch Officer & Program Analyst — Incident Response & COOP

Veterans Benefits Administration; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Benefits Administration seeks a Program Analyst (Watch Officer) located at the Veterans Affairs Integrated Operations Center (VA IOC) to monitor, analyze, and report on ongoing events that could impact VA operations. You will gather and fuse data from multiple sources and prepare reporting products for leadership.

The role requires strong written and verbal communication, the ability to brief senior leaders, and eligibility to obtain a Secret National Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Gathers, analyzes, and fuses data from multiple sources to inform leadership.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and fuse data for situational awareness and decision support.
• Prepare incident reports and SITREPS for senior executives.
• Coordinate Continuity of Operations (COOP) and major exercises.
• Develop and publish standing operating procedures and after-action reviews.

Job description

The Veterans Benefits Administration seeks a Program Analyst (Watch Officer) located at the Veterans Affairs Integrated Operations Center (VA IOC) to monitor, analyze, and report on ongoing events that could impact VA operations. You will gather and fuse data from multiple sources and prepare reporting products for leadership.

The role requires strong written and verbal communication, the ability to brief senior leaders, and eligibility to obtain a Secret National Security Clearance.