Coordinating Activity Watch Officer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Coordinating Activity Watch Officer to join our team in Doral, FL.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Monitoring enterprise operational networks, communication channels, and threat management systems to maintain continuous situational awareness.
• Receiving, logging, prioritizing, and escalating critical operational alerts, incidents, and information requests across theater command centers.
• Collaborating with cross-functional technical teams, watchstanders, and leadership to coordinate rapid operational response efforts.
• Drafting, publishing, and disseminating daily executive summaries, operational spot reports, and incident notification briefings.
• Maintaining watch logs, operational baselines, shift handoff documentation, and standard operating procedure references.
• Tracking critical system outages, network operational statuses, and mission-essential capability metrics.
• Recommending and implementing continuous process improvements to streamline watchstander workflows and emergency response protocols.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Operational Studies, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of experience in watch officer or command center operations.
• OR a master’s degree and 3+ or more years of relevant experience
• OR an associate’s degree and 7+ or more years of relevant experience
• OR a high school diploma and 9+ or more years of relevant experience
• Proven experience serving in a watch officer, battle captain, or command center operations coordinator role within defense or intelligence environments.
• Strong background in monitoring enterprise communication systems, operational tracking tools, and emergency incident escalation procedures.
• Experience maintaining operational logs, shift handoff documentation, and critical status reports.
• Experience creating, maintaining, and communicating complex technical documentation and executive operational briefings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant professional certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or ITIL Foundation.
• Prior experience supporting U.S. Military Command operations, Joint Operations Centers (JOC), or Combatant Command watch floors.
• Familiarity with C4I system architectures, automated incident tracking software, and crisis management reporting tools.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams in high-stress, fast-paced operational environments.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must hold a current/active TS/SCI security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.