Job Details

Overview:

• Clearance: Secret
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
• Location: Alexandria, VA (FPS Headquarters - 6315 Bren Mar Drive, Alexandria, VA 22312)
• Work Type: Hybrid; 24x7x365 shift coverage (including Federal holidays)
• Job Posting Active Until: 02/10/2026

Role Summary: INTECON is looking for a highly skilled Intermediate Watch Analyst (Senior Watch Officer) to support the Federal Protective Service (FPS) Operations Center ("The Watch") in maintaining continuous situational awareness and operational reporting. This role serves as the senior shift lead responsible for managing watch-floor processes, coordinating information flow, and ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of reporting products distributed to FPS leadership and mission partners. The Senior Watch Officer (SWO) reviews, approves, and briefs priority operational information, while ensuring the FPS Common Operating Picture (COP) remains current. The SWO operates independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and supports emergent incident reporting and executive briefings.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead shift execution for FPS Watch operations, managing watch-floor workflow, information flow, and real-time prioritization of tasks based on evolving incidents, events, and leadership priority information requirements.
• Maintain operational and situational awareness of DHS-related events, incidents, and threats by monitoring open-source media, official reporting channels, partner notifications, and FPS operational inputs relevant to FPS protected facilities and operations.
• Produce, validate, and brief the Daily Operations Summary Report (DOSR), ensuring accurate consolidation of inputs from MegaCenter spot reports, police blotters, regional updates, and other FPS data sources; ensure DOSR is distributed to appropriate stakeholders on established timelines.
• Review, quality-check, and approve incident reports and reporting products prior to distribution, ensuring factual accuracy, completeness, proper context, and compliance with sensitive information handling and classification requirements.
• Execute emergent reporting requirements by rapidly initiating incident reporting when notified of breaking incidents, coordinating internal/external data collection, and sustaining updates as conditions change.
• Maintain the Request for Information (RFI) database: assign RFIs to watch personnel, track suspense dates, ensure products are reviewed/approved, and validate that responses include appropriate analysis and supporting operational context.
• Maintain and update the FPS Common Operating Picture (COP), ensuring the COP reflects current nationwide operational impacts, significant incidents, planned activities, and developing threats affecting FPS protected facilities.
• Maintain watch turnover/pass-down reporting to ensure continuity between shifts, including documenting open actions, pending RFIs, significant incident updates, and operational priorities requiring follow-through.
• Maintain and manage Watch distribution lists, contact databases, and telephone rosters to ensure timely and accurate dissemination of watch products and notifications to FPS leadership and mission partners.
• Participate in daily coordination calls (e.g., National Operations Center operations calls as required) and maintain professional working relationships with interagency operations centers and mission partners to support information sharing and synchronization.
• Produce limited GIS imagery to support reporting products (as needed), including basic geospatial visualizations that enhance incident context and support operational awareness products.
• Access, navigate, and utilize FPS and DHS law enforcement and operational systems/networks (to Secret clearance level) to support analysis, reporting, and information sharing; maintain proficiency as systems and processes evolve.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Minimum requirement of a BA/BS.
• Experience: 5 years of experience in operations centers, emergency management, dispatch, first responder (law enforcement/fire/rescue) or related work.
• Typing: Ability to type 65-70 words per minute.
• Technical Skills: Skilled in Adobe and Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Independence: Performs functional duties independently in a deadline-driven environment.

Desired/Preferred Certifications

• Prior experience supporting DHS, FPS, or other federal operations centers with 24x7 watch operations.
• Experience producing and briefing executive-level situational awareness products for senior leadership audiences.
• Familiarity with Common Operating Picture (COP) maintenance and operational reporting workflows.

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and Microsoft Teams.
• Adobe products.
• FPS/DHS operational and reporting systems (as authorized), including MegaCenter spot reports and blotters, LEIMS, MIST, HSIN, and HSDN.

Security Clearance

• Secret clearance required. Candidate must be able to maintain clearance eligibility and comply with DHS/FPS security, privacy, and information handling requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Group Health Plans (Medical, Dental, and Vision).
• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life, and AD&D Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Plans.
• Company-paid Training and Development Programs.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay.
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match.
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

About INTECON: Founded in 1999, INTECON has been a trusted leader in delivering cutting-edge technology and strategic solutions for defense, security, and mission-critical operations for over two decades. As an integral part of Aspetto, we go beyond conventional government contracting - driving innovation, anticipating challenges, and developing forward-thinking solutions that enhance operational effectiveness and national security.

Leveraging Aspetto's deep expertise in acquisition, design, deployment, and sustainment, INTECON ensures strategic superiority and mission success for our clients. Our ISO 9001:2015 certification reflects our unwavering commitment to quality, precision, and operational excellence. With a robust suite of capabilities including Enterprise IT & Cloud-Based Technologies, Software Development & Cybersecurity, Data & Analytics, Intelligence & Professional Services, Logistics, and Tactical Equipment. We empower organizations with agile, scalable, and mission-driven solutions.

At INTECON, our dedication to integrity, ingenuity, and client-focused execution positions us as a premier partner in defense and technology. Together with Aspetto, we continue to set new standards of excellence, ensuring the security, resilience, and success of those we serve.

INTECON is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity. We firmly uphold the principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, eligible veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds and strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.

Compensation Disclaimer: The salary range listed reflects a broad span to account for variations in experience, education, certifications, security clearance level, and other job-related factors. Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, and alignment with both company guidelines and contractual rate restrictions established by the Government or customer.