Watch Officer Lead
Key Skills for This Role
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Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Department of Defense, Combatant Command, Joint, Service, or theater-level network operations.
- Experience supporting USINDOPACOM, TNCC, coalition networks, or comparable multi-enclave environments.
- CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, CISSP, Security+, CySA+, or comparable networking or cybersecurity certifications.
- Experience with MPE architectures and dependencies across multiple enclaves or mission networks.
- Experience developing or maintaining operational dashboards and executive-level reporting.
- Familiarity with MAVEN Smart System (MSS), data visualization, data integration, analytics, or similar decision-support platforms.
- Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, scripting, KQL, Power BI, Grafana, Elastic, or similar technologies used to automate or improve operational reporting.
- Experience developing SOPs, CONOPS, battle drills, incident-management processes, escalation matrices, or watch-floor procedures.
- Experience briefing senior military, civilian, or contractor leadership.
- Work Environment
- On-site work in a secure mission environment at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.
- Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
- Mission operations supporting a 24/5 baseline with potential evening, overnight, weekend, exercise, contingency, and surge coverage based on contract and mission requirements.
- Fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
- Work may require extended periods in an operations or watch-floor environment during significant events and exercises.
- Working at SOSi
- All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.
- Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.
Qualifications
- An active in scope TS/SCI security clearance.
- Compliant with DoD 8140 DCWF 451 Intermediate, Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, or Software Engineering //OR// one of the following certifications: Cloud+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+, or SSCP.
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in a Watch Officer, Lead Watch Officer, NOC, enterprise operations, service desk, systems operations, network operations, or mission operations environment.
- Significant professional experience in network engineering, network security engineering, enterprise network operations, NOC operations, or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience leading personnel, shifts, watch-floor operations, incident coordination, or major technical events.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking, routing and switching, WAN technologies, network availability, VPNs, firewalls, DNS, enterprise services, network dependencies, and troubleshooting methodologies.
- Experience using enterprise network-monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds or equivalent technologies.
- Experience working with ticketing, incident-management, or engineering workflow platforms such as JIRA, ServiceNow, or equivalent systems.
- Ability to evaluate complex technical information and rapidly translate it into operational impact and concise leadership-level reporting.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate technical teams across organizational boundaries without requiring direct supervisory authority.
- Ability to maintain accuracy, composure, and disciplined communications during major outages and mission-impacting events.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense, Combatant Command, Joint, Service, or theater-level network operations.
- Experience supporting USINDOPACOM, TNCC, coalition networks, or comparable multi-enclave environments.
- CCNA, CCNP Enterprise, CISSP, Security+, CySA+, or comparable networking or cybersecurity certifications.
- Experience with MPE architectures and dependencies across multiple enclaves or mission networks.
- Experience developing or maintaining operational dashboards and executive-level reporting.
- Familiarity with MAVEN Smart System (MSS), data visualization, data integration, analytics, or similar decision-support platforms.
- Working knowledge of SQL, APIs, scripting, KQL, Power BI, Grafana, Elastic, or similar technologies used to automate or improve operational reporting.
- Experience developing SOPs, CONOPS, battle drills, incident-management processes, escalation matrices, or watch-floor procedures.
- Experience briefing senior military, civilian, or contractor leadership.
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