Watch Analyst

About Bridge Defense. Bridge Defense is redefining how modern defense technology is delivered. Based in Washington, D.C., we are built for the dynamic mission environment facing the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal law enforcement agencies. We provide full-spectrum national security solutions that combine secure infrastructure, cleared talent, and mission-ready software to meet evolving defense challenges. Our services include secure software development in classified environments and the design and implementation of advanced IT and cybersecurity capabilities ranging from secure cloud architectures and enterprise infrastructure to data center operations, scientific analysis, cutting-edge cyber defense, and intelligence analysis.

We are led by technologists and veterans with firsthand mission experience, which enables us to understand both the operational realities and the innovation needed to succeed. Our approach is agile and outcome-based, delivering results in weeks rather than months whenever possible.

At Bridge Defense we value people, integrity, and excellence. We foster an environment where innovation thrives in support of traditional mission requirements. Our team members receive competitive compensation, robust benefits, professional development and certification opportunities, and clear paths for growth while working on the nation’s most critical projects.

Core Values:

• Innovation & Responsiveness: We push beyond legacy models with efficient, tech-led solutions built to scale and evolve.
• Trusted Performance: Security, compliance, and deep experience in delivering to demanding environments guides all we do.
• Mission Focused Expertise: From veteran leadership to cleared engineers, our people understand both the technology and the mission.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• As a part of the Watch team (12-Hour shifts; 13 or 14 a month), providing continuous operational situational awareness on special events, incidents, and crises affecting national level PH&M security by coordinating communications and analysis.
• Assisting in developing and preparing alerts, notifications, reports, and other senior leadership products as required.
• Ensuring Public Health and Medical (PH&M) threat and incident information is properly acquired, displayed, shared and archived.
• Receiving, tracking, and coordinating requests for information (RFIs) and requests for resources (RFRs) that require HHS/SOC action.
• Utilizing and updating HHS Alert/Warning/Notification systems, to include International Health (IHR) and Public Health Emergencies of International Concern (PHEIC).
• Responsible for tracking of PH&M response activities, and maintaining knowledge of systems developed to support such activity tracking.
• Providing updates and information to HHS key leadership personnel, preparing correspondence and briefings summarizing significant events, researching subjects as necessary.
• Responsible for maintaining high level of readiness in preparation for SOC to successfully transition, either COOP or devolution, when necessary, into incident management operations.
• Supporting activities during periods of Continuity of Operations exercises, including potentially temporarily relocating to another site in the area for emergency or test scenarios.
• Participating in exercises directed by HHS and other government agencies.
• Operating and moderating traditional telephone and video teleconferencing systems.
• Monitoring, tracking, and logging any loss in communications capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent English communications skills (Written and Verbal)
• 2-5 years experience of Open-Source Intelligence Analysis
• Ability to process multiple actions in a timely manner under stressful circumstances
• Demonstrated proactive problem-solving
• Strong decision-making capability
• Strong track record of being a highly resourceful team-player
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Proven ability be adaptable to various competing demands
• Demonstrated high level of customer service
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in an extremely fast paced environment
• Advanced user skills of Microsoft Office 365 suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Basic user skills of Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft SharePoint, and ArcGIS skills
• Superior time management skills
• Possess a Valid Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:

• It is highly desired to have personnel with at least three or more of following special qualifications and/or certifications.
• • Military Veterans honorably discharged, retired, or actively serving National Guard or/ Reserve from the following Occupational fields; Intelligence, Infantry, Engineering, Operations, Radio, Military Police/Security Forces, Command and Control, Medical, Weather, CBRNE or Emergency Management.
  • Emergency Management experience at a Federal, State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial level.
  • 2-5 years Open-Source Intelligence Analysis experience
  • 2-5 years’ experience working in one of the following a Federal, State, Local, Tribal or Territorial Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Department of Defense Tactical Operations Center (TOC), Combat Information Center (CIC), Command Post (CP), Cyber Security Operations Center (SOC), or higher-level Operations Center.
  • Certified Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), Open-Source Intelligence (COSINT), All-Source Intelligence Professional (CASIP), or Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification (IFPC)
  • Certified Emergency Managers (CEM), Associate Emergency Manager (AEM), Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), FEMA Level I Professional Continuity Practitioners, National Registered Paramedics (NREMT-P), Certified Emergency Number Professional (ENP), or Certified Emergency Telecommunicator (ETC).
  • Possessing an associate degree or bachelor’s degree from an accredited University or College in a related field

General Factors:

• Depending on project requirements, may be required to work within a compressed schedule; more than 40-hour work weeks should be expected when schedules demand it.
• Willing to travel, if needed.
• No Relocation.
• Must be able to sit/stand at a desk for long-periods and must be able to lift 20 pounds occasionally.
• Must be able to multi-task and rapidly change priorities with limited notice.

Clearance: SECRET and HHS Suitability

Location:  Hurbert Humphries Building, DC; On-Site

Salary Range: 65K - 77K

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