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Leidos is seeking an Operations Watch Officer – Junior level. The selected candidate will serve as a junior member of a highly qualified and motivated Cyber Watch Team in an exciting, fast-paced, mission-critical counterterrorism watch center / operations environment. Secret clearance is required to start (Interim ok). This position is onsite 5 days a week (M-F), day shift, 7:30 to 4pm.
Primary Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities, under mentorship of senior team members and leads, include:
- Assist Watch Team with monitoring of multiple channels of classified and unclass information and data related to cybersecurity operations.
- Assist Watch Team with the sorting and prioritizing of operational message traffic.
- Assist Watch Team in providing early warning and alert to subscribers and government personnel.
- Assist Watch Team with facilitating the flow of critical information to those who need it on a timely basis.
- Assist Watch Team with production of alerts and responses to time-sensitive events to provide government, contracting team, and subscribers’ necessary information related to developing and changing situations.
- Assist Watch Team with alerts to customer leadership to CSSP breaking info and events.
Basic Qualifications
- Candidates must have entry level knowledge of databases, networks, and technical environments.
- Must be comfortable working full time, onsite in a government facility.
- Must be comfortable working within a cyber mission focused team environment.
- Must be comfortable communicating via email and phone to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Effective use of MS Office applications for communications and work artifacts.
- Bachelor’s degree in IT or Cyber field.
- 8570 Certification – IAT II and CSSP Analyst certs within 90 days of start.
- Interim Secret clearance required to start.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a multi team environment.
- General familiarity with databases, networks, and technical within cyber environments.
- Active Secret clearance (or interim), eligibility to upgrade to TS/SCI level.
- 8570 Certification – IAT II and CSSP Analyst certs prior to start.
Original Posting Date:
2024-03-27While 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 $53,950.00 - $97,525.00The 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.
