Cybersecurity Exercise Planner

RedSky•Tampa, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

RedSky is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Exercise Planner to work within our DoD customer’s Directorates Exercise Team to develop and synchronize support to the exercise programs. This role requires a broad understanding of organizing diverse groups, facilitating problem-solving, and developing exercise plans using operational art and design through the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC). The planner will provide input to briefings, coordinate joint operational planning, address shortfalls, and modify planning efforts based on the evolving Cyberspace environment. Responsibilities include monitoring strategies and doctrine, authoring meeting notes and after-action reports, conducting research for exercise operations, and providing cybersecurity planning expertise for USCENTCOM exercises. The role involves working with staff at all levels, coordinating after-action reports, participating in working groups, and planning for various exercise formats like demonstrations, Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills, and seminars. Collaboration with exercise planning elements to establish objectives and priorities is key.

Requirements

3+ years of experience with guiding as a Joint Exercise Planner.
2+ years of experience in the USCENTCOM AOR.
Experience with leading or materially contributing to the design, planning, organization, and execution of Combatant Command or Service-Component level Command Post Exercises, Staff Exercises, or Field Training Exercises.
Knowledge of Exercise Coordination and Exercise Design
Experience with briefing and delivering training to senior military and civilian leaders, both U.S. and foreign.
Experience with exercise planning at the Service Component or Combatant Command level.
Familiarization with project management processes and principles.
Knowledge of the Joint Training Program (JTP) and JELC doctrine and processes.
Advanced Service Planner Certification, including SAMS, SAASS, or JAWS Certifications.
Bachelor’s Degree with a focus in computer science, engineering, or a related field of study and at least 8 years of experience.
Applicable DoD 8140 or DoD 8570 Certification

Nice To Haves

Familiarization in use of information platforms such as Microsoft, SharePoint, OneBrief, PCTE, Joint Training Program, and/or Advana a plus.
Experience with USCENTCOM and familiarity with its mission.
Knowledge and familiarity with USCENTCOM’s IT environment

Responsibilities

Apply a broad understanding of how to organize diverse groups to build a shared understanding of complex challenges.
Facilitate collective problem-solving, analysis, and implementation of new solutions and best practices.
Develop exercise plans and directives through the application of operational art and operational design, and by using the Joint Planning Process (JPP) through the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
Provide input to briefings, transition concepts to execution, and assist in the coordination of joint operational planning in support of exercises.
Provide input to address shortfalls, prioritize and validate requirements, and modify planning efforts based on the changing Cyberspace environment.
Monitor and review strategies, doctrine, policies, directives, and instructions for education and training from higher echelon headquarters and make recommendations to ensure compliance and consideration in planning efforts and directed wargames as required.
Author meeting notes, after action reports, exercise support products, and other artifacts to support Exercise Team and FUOPS Branch requirements.
Conduct in-depth research as needed to support specific exercise operations, lessons learned, and newly developed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used in the development of MSEL or simulation control injects that accurately replicates the operating environment the training is designed to support.
Provides for and oversees cybersecurity planning and expertise in the development of exercise support plans in USCENTCOM exercises.
Working with staff at all levels to ensure exercise procedures and after-action lessons learned requirements are met.
Coordinates and develops after action reports that meet exercise requirements.
Participate in working groups, conferences, and meetings to support unit exercise requirements and ensure synchronization across the community of interest.
Plan for demonstrations and Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills and seminars.
Collaborating with exercise planning elements to establish objectives, priorities, and plans for joint exercise programs.