AF DCGS Watch Officer Coordinator - Military veterans preferred

Description

Leidos National Security Sector is seeking a highly qualified Air Force DCGS Operations Center (DOC) Watch Officer Coordinator to join our team at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE), Virginia. This role supports a major Military Intelligence Program aligned with the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s (ACC) Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission.

Primary Responsibilities

The selected candidate will play a critical role in ISR operations by:

• Advising senior leadership on ISR planning, deployment, and operational strategies.
• Ensuring mission allocations and change orders comply with AF DCGS, Combatant Command (CCMD), and Intelligence Community directives.
• Serving as a liaison between AF DCGS Enterprise and CCMD planners.
• Conducting rapid and long-term analysis of ISR platform trends and AF DCGS Analysis Exploitation Team (AET) operations.
• Responding swiftly to information requests from AF senior leaders and DCGS stakeholders.
• Recommending training and scheduling strategies for Watch Officers.
• Briefing senior leaders on ISR operational status and emerging trends.
• Coordinating real-time mission assurance during outages, disasters, hazardous weather, and exercises.
• Maintaining and updating emergency action plan checklists to ensure Watch Officer readiness.
• Developing and sustaining the DOC Watch Officer Training Curriculum, reference materials, Job Qualification Standards (JQS), and Certification Board criteria.
• Delivering instruction in both classroom and operational settings.
• Providing ongoing training and certification updates as policies, guidance, and TTPs evolve.
• Collaborating independently and within teams to deliver timely ISR solutions and in-depth operational analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4+ years of AF DCGS experience, or Associate’s degree with ten (10) years of relevant experience in multi-platform ISR mission planning, exploitation, or analysis. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Completion of a specialized intelligence career field certification (e.g., Geospatial, Signals, All-Source Intelligence) from a commercial, military, or U.S. government institution.
• Familiarity with manned/unmanned ISR platforms, sensor operations, AF DCGS TTPs, and applicable DoD/IC directives.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• TS/SCI clearance eligibility required at the time of employment.
• Prior experience in AF DCGS Mission Crew roles such as IMS, GMS, or MOC.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ISR mission scheduling tools such as TREX, CHAOS, or COMPASS.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with proven experience briefing senior leadership.

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.