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Junior Watch Officer


Job Location:

Alexandria, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 29 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Looking for candidates with Active Secret Clearance only

Job Title:
Junior Watch Officer

Location: 6315 Bren Mar Drive Alexandria VA 22312

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
  • Maintain distribution lists
  • 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
  • Require a BA/BS degree

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

Required Experience:

Junior IC


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Red Cedar Consultancy, LLC We provide IT Services to Federal Customers such as Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Transportation Security Authority (TSA) and U.S Coast Guard (USCG), U.S Small Business Administration, U.S Treasu ... View more

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