Deployment Operations Planner

Joint Activities • Fort Meade, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of the Department of Defense Cyber Excepted Service and is located at U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. The role oversees worldwide deployment and redeployment operations for the Cyber Mission Force, maintaining command and control and coordinating logistics with operational planning. It is a mission-essential position requiring the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance and satisfy NSA personnel security requirements, including a counterintelligence scope polygraph. The position is subject to drug testing and a three-year probationary period. Occasional travel of up to 10% may be required. The incumbent may be recalled or required to work overtime and hours outside the normal duty schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, and may need to report during severe weather or installation closures.

Applicants must have at least one year of directly applicable experience; education cannot substitute for this experience. Qualifying experience includes executing deployment tasks under standard operating procedures, monitoring tracking data for operational decisions, recording logistics data for short- and long-term planning, assisting with logistics reviews for upcoming missions, and coordinating movement updates with joint operational planners. The role is a professional work category position at the full performance work level. The job is a federal civilian position; relocation, recruitment, student loan repayment, advanced in-hire, and advanced leave accrual incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. A federal benefits package is available, with eligibility dependent on position type.

Requirements

• At least one year of directly applicable experience demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed for immediate success.
• Qualifying experience may include executing deployment tasks under established standard operating procedures; monitoring tracking data for operational decisions; recording logistics data for short- and long-term planning; assisting planners with logistics reviews for upcoming missions; and coordinating movement updates with joint operational planners.
• Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
• Must meet NSA personnel security requirements and complete a counterintelligence scope polygraph exam.
• Must pass required drug testing, sign the applicable DA Form 5019-R, and comply with the Department of Defense/Army drug testing program.
• Must provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Education cannot substitute for the required experience.
• May be required to travel away from the normal duty station up to 10% of the time.
• May be recalled and required to work overtime or other than normal duty hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays; call-back and emergency duty are regular requirements.
• Must be able to remain on duty or report for duty during severe weather or installation closures.

Responsibilities

• Supervise real-time, worldwide deployment and redeployment operations for the Cyber Mission Force.
• Use the Joint Planning Execution System and airlift tracking IT systems to maintain continuous command and control.
• Design near- and long-term global cyber deployment schedules using Joint Planning Execution System parameters.
• Evaluate operational plans to ensure joint logistics resources can support proposed Cyber missions.
• Formulate deployment-specific training scenarios and readiness objectives for joint exercises.
• Coordinate and review plans with joint planners, exercise coordinators, and the Joint Operations Center to synchronize logistics with operations.

Benefits

• Federal employee benefits package for employees and their families.
• Permanent Change of Station allowances may be authorized.
• Relocation or recruitment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Student loan repayment incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced in-hire incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Advanced leave accrual incentive may be authorized for highly qualified candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed