Everforth ECS is seeking a Junior Platform Operations Analyst to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
The War Data Platform (WDP) is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of War's (DoW) AI-First strategy introduced in early 2026. The WDP separates business and financial data from operational warfighting data, aiming to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts.
The Junior Platform Operations Analyst supports the day-to-day monitoring, backup, and operational continuity activities that sustain WDP's multi-enclave platform infrastructure across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments under the guidance of senior platform engineers and operations managers. This is an entry-level role offering meaningful hands-on exposure to enterprise cloud operations in a mission-critical government environment where platform reliability directly supports warfighter decision-making and AI-enabled battlefield outcomes.
• Supports platform operations activities by monitoring, documenting, and analyzing enterprise performance across Department of War environments.
• Utilizes monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon CloudTrail, Grafana, and Splunk to collect operational data and generate service availability and performance reports.
• Assists with identifying Service Level Objective deviations by reviewing metric dashboards, event logs, and performance trends and by compiling data for program leadership review.
• Performs daily platform backup tasks by initiating backup jobs, validating completion records, and documenting operational status.
• Assists with data restoration requests by gathering system information, preparing recovery steps, validating restoration accuracy, and tracking completion within program repositories.
• Participates in disaster recovery and continuity of operations exercises by supporting documentation, data capture, and test execution activities.
• Maintains operational records, process checklists, and system logs to support traceability and audit readiness.
• Coordinates with platform engineers and operations managers to collect system status updates, identify operational issues, and document corrective actions.
• Supports communication of system issues, scheduled events, and operational impacts by preparing briefing inputs and reporting summaries.
• Contributes to operational reliability by executing repeatable monitoring and backup tasks, documenting system behavior, and supporting restoration activities that strengthen platform resiliency and mission continuity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• 0–3 years of experience in IT operations, platform support, systems monitoring, or a closely related technical discipline, including relevant academic, internship, or lab-based experience.
• Foundational familiarity with cloud monitoring and logging tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Grafana, or Splunk, with a basic understanding of backup operations, service availability concepts, and IT operations documentation practices.
Skills Required
- Current Secret security clearance
- 0-3 years of experience in IT operations or platform support
- Foundational familiarity with cloud monitoring tools
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
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