Cyberspace Operations Planner, Journeyman

Leidos•Fort Meade, MD

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Intelligence Sector seeks a Cyberspace Operations Planner to support Department of Defense Joint Planning processes underpinning USCYBERCOM operations. The role supports on-site contract work for USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), the Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES). This opportunity is contingent on a potential future contract award. The planner develops and staffs cyberspace operation plans, integrates cyber capabilities into joint planning, supports targeting and operational execution, and coordinates planning with internal and external partners. The position also contributes to crisis and current operations, assesses cyber capabilities and threats, supports operational requirements and capability development, and ensures planning aligns with applicable laws, policies, guidance, and organizational objectives.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and polygraph.
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field, National Security Studies, or a field supporting operational art and science, or ability to complete the degree within one year of hire.
Recent cyberspace operations planning experience: up to two or more years as a CO Planner since 2014, with specified experience-based waivers for time spent on a Combat Mission Team or as an offensive cyberspace operations planner within a Joint Force Headquarters–Cyber command; alternatively, four years of recent offensive cyberspace capabilities development experience since 2013, with specified Combat Mission Team waiver.
Familiarity with military operations, including planning, approval, and execution phases.
Intimate familiarity with applicable Joint Publications, such as JP 5-0, Joint Operational Planning.
Formal training as a Cyber Operational Planner within the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.
Broad knowledge of Blue-space cyber capabilities and understanding of cyber infrastructure or platforms available for offensive cyberspace operations.
Knowledge of cyberspace operations and their underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas.
Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals and concepts, terminology, and operations for computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, and wireless communications.
Ability to produce timely, accurate, and relevant analysis, including documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, multitask proactively, and meet short deadlines.
Ability to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher in a STEM field, National Security Studies, or a field supporting operational art and science.
Intimate familiarity with USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
Prior experience supporting joint operations across multiple warfighting domains.
Experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of outcomes.
Experience with space-enabled cyberspace operations.
Joint Professional Military Education Phase II graduate or civilian equivalent.
Formal training in cyber warfare and joint operations.
Completion of service-specific or joint cyberspace operational planning courses, such as the Army Cyberspace Operations Planners Course or Joint Cyberspace Operations Planners Course.
Familiarity with data science and its applicability to cyberspace operations.
Familiarity with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, such as CCNA Security, CompTIA CySA+, CompTIA Security+ CE, GICSP, GSEC, or SSCP.
COSS certification.

Responsibilities

Participate in approved plan development and staffing in accordance with USCYBERCOM planning guidance and applicable Joint publications.
Support targeting selection, validation, synchronization, and integration for activities in the cyber warfare domain.
Draft and staff foundational planning documents, including OPLANS, OPORDs, and FRAGOs.
Support Joint Operational Planning Groups and Teams and develop and integrate cyberspace capabilities into plans.
Develop concepts of support and courses of action; integrate command and external capabilities; and coordinate and document comprehensive plans.
Support projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities, and provide situational awareness to planning teams.
Develop and review cyberspace operations plans and guidance for integration into broader planning and to align execution and resource-allocation decisions with organizational objectives.
Apply knowledge of cyber threats, adversary attack methods and techniques, and vulnerabilities in Blue Space.
Develop and execute programs for assessing cyberspace operations and validating operational performance characteristics.
Review, approve, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for cyber capability research, development, or acquisition.
Develop and maintain deliberate and crisis cyberspace operations plans.
Analyze and assess internal and external partner cyberspace operations capabilities and tools.
Transition operational planning efforts to current operations.
Navigate organizational structures and understand the functions, responsibilities, and relationships of elements involved in full-spectrum cyberspace operations.
Integrate and synchronize intelligence planning activities with operational planning timelines.
Conduct long-range strategic planning with internal and external cyber partners.
Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to organizational cyber objectives.
Communicate complex information, concepts, and ideas clearly through verbal, written, or visual means.