Joint Operations Center Watch Officers
Caci•17h ago
United StatesOnsite$82.1K–$172.4KFull-timeMid Level3+ yrs exp
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Job Title: Joint Operations Center Watch Officers Travel: Local * * * The Opportunity: As a Joint Operations Center (JOC) Watch Officer supporting the SCOPES Program at USSOUTHCOM, you will support the Joint Task Force–Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) by serving as a key member of a 24/7 Joint Operations Center responsible for maintaining operational awareness across the theater.
You will monitor, analyze, and synthesize information from joint, interagency, coalition, and partner nation sources to provide senior leaders with timely, accurate, and actionable situational awareness. Your expertise will enable informed decision-making, support crisis response, and ensure leadership maintains a comprehensive understanding of ongoing operations across the multi-domain operational environment
Responsibilities
- Monitor and assess multi-domain operational activities across air, land, maritime, cyber, and partner nation environments to maintain an accurate and current operational picture.
- Collect, analyze, and fuse information from Joint, Service, interagency, coalition, and partner nation sources to identify significant events, emerging issues, and operational impacts.
- Prepare, coordinate, and deliver timely reports, executive summaries, briefings, and other operational products supporting senior leaders, higher headquarters, and mission partners.
- Serve as a central coordination point during routine operations, exercises, crises, and contingency events, ensuring timely dissemination of critical operational information.
- Utilize Command and Control (C2) systems, military messaging platforms, and collaboration tools to maintain situational awareness and support operational decision-making.
- Coordinate across functional staff directorates and external organizations to ensure operational reporting remains accurate, synchronized, and responsive to leadership requirements.
- Mentor junior watch personnel, promote standardized watch floor procedures, and contribute to continuity of operations through effective knowledge sharing and operational best practices
Qualifications
- Required: Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- Minimum of 3 years of military experience supporting a Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Service Component Headquarters, Joint Operations Center, or equivalent operational headquarters.
- Experience serving on a Joint Operations Center (JOC) or equivalent watch floor supporting 24/7 operations, crisis response, or contingency operations.
- Demonstrated ability to monitor, analyze, and report on multi-domain operational activities while operating in fast-paced, time-sensitive environments.
- Proficiency with Command and Control (C2) systems, including GCCS, military messaging systems, and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and OneNote).
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level reports, briefings, and operational summaries.
- Desired: Experience coordinating with the National Military Command Center (NMCC), Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, interagency organizations, or multinational partners.
- Knowledge of joint doctrine, operational reporting procedures, and theater-level command and control processes.
- Experience supporting major joint exercises, contingency operations, or real-world crisis response in a watch floor environment. - What You Can Expect: A culture of integrity.
- At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do.
- As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
- An environment of trust.
- CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day.
- You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
- A focus on continuous growth.
- Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
- Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
- At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
- The proposed salary range for this position is: $82,100-$172,400 CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran
- any other protected characteristic.
Required skills
Command and ControlGCCSMicrosoft Office