Watch Officer - Jr

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under general supervision, assists with security event monitoring, correlation, and daily event reporting within a tiered Security Operations Center.
• Experience with CND analyst toolsets to detect and respond to IT security incidents.
• Employ effective web, email, and telephonic communications to clearly manage security incident response procedures.
• Experience required in security or network technology (Unix/Windows OS, Cisco/Juniper Routing/Switching) within a hands-on Administration role.
• Demonstrates knowledge of TCP-IP protocol implementations for all common network services in addition to demonstrated capability to perform network packet analysis and anomaly detection.
• Professionally certified, within a CND discipline, as Technical Level I as defined by DODI 8570 is a requirement.
• Perform Watch Officer
  - Jrdutiesfor the DIA CIO Infrastructure Services program in accordance with approved technical, security, quality, configuration, and change-control processes.
• Coordinate assigned activities with Government representatives, program leadership, engineering, operations, cybersecurity, service owners, and other mission partners.
• Maintain accurate technical, operational, and status documentation; identify risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions affecting assigned work.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance are required. A polygraph will be required for the position, and the employee must obtain and maintain all customer-mandated system and facility access.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification minimum; transition to the Government-designated DoD 8140 work-role qualification is required.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an area applicable to the position plus at least 2 years of relevant experience.
  • OR qualifying education and experience combinations: HS/GED plus 6 years; associate plus 4 years; bachelor plus 2 years; master plus 0 years.
• Demonstrated junior-level proficiency performing Watch Officer
  - Jr responsibilities in classified or mission-critical information technology environments.
• Experienced with frequent use and application of technical standards, principles and theories.
• Works under general supervision, providing solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to work independently and as part of an integrated technical team.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• One or more of the following are desired:
  Security+, Splunk Core Certified Power User, ITIL 4 Foundation.
• A certification satisfying the next higher applicable DoD 8570 category or the corresponding DoD 8140 proficiency level is preferred.
• Current training and hands-on experience with the tools, platforms, and mission processes used by the assigned service lane are preferred.

We are seeking a Watch Officer
- Jr to join our team supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) CIO Infrastructure Services (CIS) contract at the National Capital Region (NCR).

Tek Synap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well-planned information management environment. "Technology moving at the speed of thought" embodies these principles - the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location:
  
  National Capital Region (NCR)
• Type of environment:
  Secure contractor office/SCIF; on-site work is required. Remote work is not authorized for classified duties
• Noise level:
  Low to moderate
• Work schedule:
  
  Full-time 4x10 day shift, Wed-Sat, approximately 06:00-16:00 local
  .
• Amount of Travel:
  Up to 10% CONUS travel to Government, contractor, or…