Cyber Planner

AnaVation • Fort Meade, MD

1d • $88,661 - $196,000 • Onsite

About The Position

AnaVation is seeking a Cyber Planner to support a cybersecurity program in the National Capital Area. The Cyber Planner independently supports cyberspace operational planning and fires integration across operational planning activities. The role applies experience with organizational processes, capability pairing, and cyber threat mitigation to develop planning products, coordinate operational requirements, and provide recommendations to planners and leadership.

The successful candidate independently executes assigned planning activities and coordinates across multiple organizations to integrate cyberspace capabilities into operational plans and exercises. The position supports cyberspace operational planning in accordance with established organizational processes and guidance. It is full-time and on-site in Maryland.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree, Cyberspace Operational Planners Course (COPC), or related experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience supporting DoW, military, intelligence, cyberspace operations, targeting, or operational planning activities.
• Demonstrated experience integrating cyberspace capabilities into DoW-related planning.
• Experience developing or substantially contributing to OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and related planning products.
• Experience supporting targeting cycles, including target nomination, development, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, and assessment.
• Experience supporting target boards, activities, exercises, crisis-action planning, or current operations.
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing operational, targeting, and cyber capability inputs across multiple organizations.
• Knowledge of cyberspace operations and integration of offensive cyberspace capabilities into operations.
• Knowledge of cyber threat environments, adversary capabilities, attack methods, vulnerabilities, and operational effects.
• Understanding of targeting methodologies, capability pairing, target systems analysis, target materials, and collateral-effects considerations.
• Knowledge of fires, targeting organizations, command relationships, and interorganizational coordination.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Maryland.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification or applicable equivalent certification.
• Demonstrated experience independently integrating OCO capabilities into future-operations planning.
• Experience with target development, target systems analysis, capability pairing, or advanced targeting.
• Experience working in SAP/STO or other controlled-access operational environments, where applicable.
• Experience developing senior-level briefings, decision papers, lessons learned, and operational assessments.
• Experience supporting DoD exercises and operational planning events.
• Relevant military education, cyber/targeting training, or equivalent professional development.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop and coordinate assigned portions of cyberspace operational plans and supporting planning products.
• Integrate OCO capabilities into DoW planning efforts.
• Develop and coordinate OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and related planning products.
• Conduct and support target nomination, target development, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, and assessment activities.
• Coordinate cyber capability pairing and synchronization with operational objectives and targeting requirements.
• Integrate intelligence, operations, targeting, cyber capability, and technical inputs into operational planning.
• Support fires coordination and targeting boards, including preparing briefings, recommendations, and decision-support products.
• Participate in exercises, crisis-action planning, and current-operations activities.
• Coordinate with multiple internal and external components and partners.
• Analyze cyber capabilities, threats, vulnerabilities, and operational constraints and incorporate findings into planning recommendations.
• Identify operational capability gaps and develop recommendations for requirements, capability development, and planning priorities.
• Serve as a liaison between technical subject-matter experts and operational planners to facilitate understanding and employment of cyber capabilities.
• Develop lessons learned, assessments, point papers, briefings, and other products for operational and leadership audiences.
• Support transition of approved future-operations planning products into current operations.
• Support applicable cyberspace operations review and approval processes in accordance with governing policy and guidance.

Benefits

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents.
• 100% company-paid dental insurance for employees and dependents.
• 100% company-paid long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• 100% company-paid vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• 401(k) plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting.
• Competitive pay.
• Generous paid leave and holiday package.
• Tuition and training reimbursement.
• Life and AD&D insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior