Junior Watch Operator – 24/7 Monitoring

About the role

KBR's National Security Solutions team is looking for a Junior Watch Operator to provide real-time monitoring and operational support for mission-critical systems in a 24/7 environment. The role ensures continuous situational awareness, identifies anomalies and escalates incidents according to established protocols. It is a full-time, on-site position at a government facility in Chantilly, contingent upon contract award.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor operational systems, dashboards and alerts to ensure continuous availability and performance.
• Detect and escalate anomalies, outages or security incidents in line with standard operating procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of events, actions taken and system status updates.
• Support incident triage and coordinate with technical teams for timely resolution.
• Provide situational awareness updates and briefings to leadership during operational events.
• Participate in shift handovers and help refine operational procedures.

Required profile

• Education and experience: Master's degree and 1 year of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree and 2 years, or no degree and 4 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work rotating shifts in a 24/7 environment, including nights, weekends and holidays.
• Familiarity with standard incident response and escalation procedures.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with an adjudicated polygraph.

Required skills

• Experience with operational monitoring tools, dashboards or incident management systems.
• Preferred: NOC, SOC or similar watch-floor experience, knowledge of servers, networks and cloud services, and exposure to cybersecurity principles.

What we offer

• Base pay of $101,700 - $124,300 for the Virginia area, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.
• Possible bonuses, sign-on bonus, relocation benefits, short- and long-term incentives and discretionary payments.