Defensive Cyber Operations Planner
About The Position
Advance your career while impacting our national security in cyber as a Cyber Operations Planner Principal at GDIT. Here, technologists have many paths to grow a meaningful career supporting cyber missions and operations across the federal government. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT As a Cyber Operations Planner Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of U.S. Cyber Command The Defensive Cyber Operations Planner within U.S. Cyber Command J3 plays a critical role in designing and synchronizing defensive cyberspace strategies to secure the DoWIN and defend the nation. This forward-oriented role ensures future operations planning aligns with Combatant Command priorities, legal frameworks, and emerging technologies to achieve cyber dominance. Planners work across joint forces, interagency partners, and allied entities to deliver precise and impactful cyber campaigns.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Strategic Studies, or related field
- Completion of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I required
- 8+ years of related experience
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Successful completion of a polygraph required.
- US citizenship required
Nice To Haves
- advanced degree preferred
- JPME Phase II preferred for strategic-level roles
Responsibilities
- Develop defensive cyber operations plans and strategies aligned with Combatant Command objectives, integrating USCOBERCOM capabilities with network owners capabilities.
- Leverage planning tools and techniques, including the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES), to refine future operations.
- Collaborate across USCYBERCOM components, interagency partners, multinational allies, and joint forces to synchronize offensive plans, ensuring alignment and deconfliction with broader operational priorities.
- Explore and integrate emerging defensive tools, such as AI-based exploit development, autonomous cyberweaponry, and capabilities to counter adversarial quantum computing threats.
Benefits
- 401K with company match
- variety of medical plan options
- dental plan options
- vision plan
- full flex work weeks where possible
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
