Watch Floor Operator Officer
About this role
Watch Floor Operator Officer
Location: Chantilly, VA (On-Site)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Travel: Up to 10%
Business Area: Intelligence & Mission Support Services
Position Overview
Adams Communication & Engineering Technology (ACET) is seeking a highly qualified Watch Floor Operator to support mission-critical continuity, preparedness, and operational response activities within the Intelligence Community (IC). This position serves as a key member of a 24/7 Mission Operations Center or (MOC) providing situational awareness, incident response coordination, continuity operations support, and executive-level reporting to ensure mission readiness during routine operations and crisis events.
The successful candidate will possess strong operational judgment, exceptional communication skills, and extensive experience supporting intelligence, continuity of operations (COOP), emergency management, or national security missions in a high-tempo environment.
At ACET, our professionals support some of the nation's most critical missions through operational excellence, technical expertise, and innovative solutions that strengthen national security and mission resilience.
Key Responsibilities
Response Operations Center Support
- Provide 24/7 operational support within a Mission Operations Center or (MOC) environment.
- Maintain continuous situational awareness of emerging events, operational activities, and mission impacts affecting Intelligence Community operations.
- Facilitate information sharing, communications, knowledge management, and reporting activities across government stakeholders and mission partners.
- Support the execution of continuity, contingency, and emergency response plans during routine and crisis operations.
Operational Reporting & Communications
- Prepare and disseminate daily, weekly, and event-driven situational awareness reports for senior leadership.
- Monitor and assess operational events, identifying potential impacts to mission capabilities and readiness.
- Conduct alert notifications and coordinate personnel accountability and activation procedures during emergency response events.
- Maintain operational communications across multiple secure and continuity communication platforms.
Continuity & Preparedness Operations
- Develop and maintain MOC standard operating procedures, checklists, job aids, and operational playbooks.
- Support continuity of operations (COOP), continuity communications, and mission resilience initiatives.
- Assist in maintaining alternate facility readiness and continuity response capabilities.
- Participate in exercises, drills, and operational readiness assessments.
Program & Asset Management Support
- Assist accountable property personnel with inventory accountability and equipment distribution processes.
- Support corrective action planning and implementation resulting from exercises, incidents, and after-action reviews.
- Contribute to mission preparedness initiatives and emergency management activities as required.
Required Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree and 8–12 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree and 6–10 years of relevant experience. Additional years of directly related experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting intelligence, operations centers, continuity programs, emergency management, military operations, national security, or related mission environments.
- Experience developing operational reports, situational awareness products, procedures, and executive-level briefings.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-visibility operational environment.
- Experience supporting performance-based, completion-based, or deliverables-based government contracts.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with secure communications systems and operational reporting tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Homeland Security, or Federal emergency management experience.
- Experience supporting Continuity of Operations (COOP), Continuity Communications, Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), or Watch Center environments.
- Knowledge of incident response frameworks, crisis management procedures, and mission resilience programs.
- Experience developing operational training materials and conducting workforce training.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift, push, pull and manipulate 50lbs independently when needed.
- Position involves long periods of standing, or sitting at a desk environment.
- FIT for Duty Physical may be required.
- The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.
Why Join ACET?
At ACET, you will have the opportunity to support high-impact national security missions while working alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative and mission-focused environment. We invest in our employees through structured training, professional development opportunities, leadership growth, and challenging work that directly contributes to mission success.
ACET is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Company at a glance
ACET, Inc. is a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) system engineering and information technology firm, headquartered in Southern Maryland. Incorporated in 1999. We support mission critical Information Technology (IT) business needs for clients within the intelligence community (IC), Department of Defense (DOD), Veteran Administration (VA), Federal, and select private sectors. Our core services include System Engineering and Business Solutions, Enterprise Technical Solutions, Software Solutions, Emerging Technology, and Intelligence Collections and Analysis. ACET, Inc.’s technical, programmatic, and analytical professionals are experts in commercial technology, customized solutions, and proprietary government systems.
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