Peraton

Senior Watch Officer (SWO)

Join Peraton as a Senior Watch Officer in Arlington, VA. Leverage ServiceNow for incident reporting and crisis management. 5+ years experience required. Competitive salary and growth opportunities.

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IT Service Management
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Knowledge Management
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Job description

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July 25, 2025

Peraton is seeking a Senior Watch Officer (SWO) to coordinate cyber and physical incidents affecting critical infrastructure and produce incident reporting. The SWO will work in a time-sensitive operational environment, leading a team of analysts and coordinating tasks through completion.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years related technical experience, or a master’s degree with 3 years of related experience
  • Experience with crisis management at the national and local level
  • Experience with utilizing work instructions and templates
  • Experience with time sensitive report writing
  • Demonstrated ability to manage the production and publishing of event driven reporting, cyclic reporting, and briefing products
  • Demonstrated ability to manage cyber related incidents while multitasking and performing steady states shift functions
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and triage group email accounts
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally via email in a timely manner
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct oral senior leader briefings
  • Must be flexible and able to work within a 24x7x365 operations support environment
  • Experience with open-source analysis and alerting systems
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office automation solutions
  • Experience with Remedy Service, Knowledge Management System, and ServiceNow
  • Active Top Secret Security Clearance required

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity to work with a leading national security company
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Potential for career growth and advancement

Requirements Summary

5+ years of experience in crisis management, technical operations, and reporting, with a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree and Active Top Secret Security Clearance