Cybersecurity Exercise Planner (Senior)

General Dynamics Information Technology • Arlington, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Opportunity to join a mission‑critical DHS program delivering cyber exercise planning, execution, analysis, and operational support. CISA Exercises is responsible for developing, designing, conducting, and analyzing exercises and workshops at the state, federal, regional, private sector, and international level. Exercises range from tabletop exercises intended to identify policy and process issues under a variety of authorities, to full-scale exercises with public and private sectors to test command and control procedures, response mechanisms, and cross-sector coordination. In this role, you will help design realistic cyber scenarios, evaluate stakeholder preparedness, and produce insights that inform CISA’s national cybersecurity mission. Your expertise will directly contribute to improving response capability, enhancing resilience, and supporting CISA’s strategic initiatives across the nation.

Requirements

• Familiarity with exercise development, design, conduct, and analysis
• Familiarity with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Methodology
• Expertise with Microsoft Office 365 applications; particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Customer service orientation, focus, and ability to multitask
• Ability to respond to urgent and sensitive requests for information in a timely manner
• Attention to detail
• Strong and demonstrated teamwork abilities
• Flexible, self-motivated, and able to adapt to changing circumstances
• A basic understanding of the Cybersecurity field
• 8 + years of related experience
• US Citizenship Required: Yes
• Clearance: TS/SCI required.

Nice To Haves

• BS/BA Degree or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Support federal client and exercise contract leads to plan, coordinate, and execute cyber exercises according to the DHS Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) principles. This includes identifying objectives, developing scenarios, designing exercise construct, supporting the exercise conduct, and after-action report development.
• Drafts and maintains exercise life cycle documents to include those needed from early concept and planning meetings through execution and after-action reporting.
• Develops after action reports and improvement plans which incorporate recommendations and modifications to cybersecurity plans, processes, and protocols.
• Assists with coordination and facilitation of requirement gathering sessions and works with business -owners and government stakeholders to define and document user cybersecurity process evaluations
• Researches, assesses, and analyzes customer needs and requirements.

Benefits

• variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• dental plan options
• a vision plan
• a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
• full flex work weeks where possible
• a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• short and long-term disability benefits
• life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree