Cyberspace Operations Planner

Leidos•Fort Meade, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos Intelligence Sector seeks Cyberspace Operational Planners to support Department of Defense Joint Planning processes underpinning United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations. The role provides on-site contract support to USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES). The planner provides expertise in Joint plans development and staffing to enable Cyberspace Operations (CO), leads and supports planning groups and teams, and develops and integrates cyberspace capabilities into plans. The role includes drafting operational plans, orders, and fragmentary orders; developing concepts of support and courses of action; coordinating comprehensive plans; and supporting crisis action teams and current operations. Planners also assess capabilities, synchronize intelligence planning, transition plans to current operations, and conduct long-range strategic planning with internal and external partners.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and polygraph.
Either 4 to 8 or more years of recent (since 2010) experience as a CO Planner or combined experience in a planner position and other CO support positions; or 4 years of recent (since 2013) experience in offensive cyberspace capabilities development. The posting describes experience waivers for time spent on a Combat Mission Team (CMT) and, for the planner experience pathway, in an offensive cyberspace operations planner role within a Joint Force Headquarters–Cyber (JFHQ-C); qualifying experience may be concurrent as specified in the posting.
Familiarity with military operations, including planning, approval, and execution phases.
Intimate familiarity with applicable Joint Publications, such as JP 3-12 Joint Cyberspace Operations and 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 available Cyber infrastructure or platforms for conducting OCO.
Knowledge of the range of CO and their underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas.
Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals and concepts, terminology, and operations across communications media, including computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, and wireless.
Ability to produce timely, accurate, relevant analytical products, including documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
Demonstrated proficiency in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, with the ability to proactively multitask and meet short deadlines.
Ability to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organizational goals.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS or 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 operational outcomes.
Experience with Space-enabled CO.
Joint Professional Military Education, Phase II (JPME II) graduate status or civilian equivalency.
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 CO.
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.

Responsibilities

Provide subject matter expertise in Joint plans development and staffing processes to enable Cyberspace Operations according to USCYBERCOM planning guidance and applicable Joint publications.
Lead targeting selection, validation, and synchronization, and enable integration during Cyber Warfare activities.
Draft and staff foundational planning documents, including Operational Plans (OPLANS), Operational Orders (OPORDs), and Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs).
Lead and support Joint Operational Planning Groups and Teams (OPG/OPT), 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.
Engage in projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities, and provide situational awareness to OPTs.
Develop and review CO plans and guidance for integration into broader planning activities, ensuring execution and resource-allocation decisions align with organizational objectives.
Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats, adversary attack methods and techniques, and tiered vulnerabilities within Blue Space.
Develop and execute programs for assessing CO and validating operational performance characteristics.
Review, approve, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities.
Develop and maintain deliberate and/or CO crisis plans.
Analyze and assess internal and external partner CO capabilities and tools.
Transition operational planning efforts to current operations.
Navigate the organizational structure and relationships among internal elements involved in full-spectrum CO.
Integrate and synchronize intelligence planning activities with operational planning timelines.
Conduct long-range strategic planning with internal and external partners in cyber activities.
Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to organizational cyber objectives.
Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas confidently and clearly through verbal, written, and/or visual means.