SOC Watch Officer

Revolutional delivers advanced technology solutions and mission support to federal agencies across civilian, health, and national security environments. We apply modern capabilities, including AI/ML, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT modernization to solve complex challenges, enable faster and more secure operations, and drive measurable mission outcomes. We are redefining how federal technology gets built and delivered by operating with a product mindset, prioritizing speed, ownership, and execution over bureaucracy.

Title: SOC Watch Officer Location: Chandler, AZ Terms: Full-time Salary Range: $130-160k DOE Clearance: Active Secret required; Top Secret/SCI eligibility required Travel: 0-20% Position Description As a SOC Watch Officer at Revolutional, you are the senior authority on the floor during your watch. You are responsible for the operational integrity of a 24/7/365 security operations mission — overseeing analyst activity, managing active security events, and making real-time decisions that protect a large-scale federal network environment. You are not a passive supervisor.

You monitor what your analysts are working, catch what they miss, direct response actions on active incidents, and ensure nothing falls through the cracks across your shift. When events escalate, you are the first line of senior judgment before it reaches the SOC Team Lead.

Responsibilities

Maintain situational awareness across all active monitoring queues, open incidents, and security events during assigned watch Supervise SOC analysts on shift; direct workload, review analyst actions, and ensure response quality and timeliness meet program standards Make real-time operational decisions on event triage, escalation, and response prioritization during your watch Serve as the shift escalation point for complex or high-severity events; determine when incidents require SOC Team Lead or program leadership notification Ensure accurate, timely documentation of all security events, analyst actions, and incident status throughout the shift Conduct shift turnover briefings; communicate open incidents, active threats, and watch floor status to incoming personnel with full fidelity Monitor SOC tooling and sensor coverage during watch; escalate gaps, outages, or anomalies that affect detection capability Enforce adherence to SOC playbooks, standard operating procedures, and incident handling protocols across the shift team Support incident response activities through containment and remediation, coordinating with relevant technical teams as needed Contribute to after-action reviews, shift reports, and continuous improvement of watch floor operations What You Bring (

Requirements

) Baseline

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience) 3 or more years of supervisory experience in a security operations or related technical environment Substantial hands-on security operations experience, including monitoring, detection, and incident response in enterprise network environments Active Secret clearance; Top Secret/SCI eligibility required Technical & Domain Capabilities Deep familiarity with SOC operations: continuous monitoring, alert triage, log analysis, and threat detection across complex network environments Experience managing or directing analyst teams during active security incidents Proficiency with SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and network monitoring technologies used in enterprise SOC environments Understanding of incident response procedures from detection through containment and remediation Familiarity with FISMA, NIST incident response frameworks, and federal security operations standards Working knowledge of network security architectures including LANs, WANs, and cloud environments Core Strengths Decisive under pressure — you make sound calls on active incidents without waiting for perfect information Strong situational awareness: you track multiple active events simultaneously and know wh