Joint Command and Control Operations Planner

MANTECH • Doral, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career- and customer-oriented Joint Command and Control Operations Planner to join its team in Doral, Florida. The position serves as a senior subject-matter expert in Joint Command and Control (C2), integrating cybersecurity, IT operations, and communications systems into operational planning across all phases of the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP). It provides expert guidance on how J6 equities shape mission analysis, course of action (COA) development and comparison, COA decisions, and plan and order production.

The planner represents J6 during Operational Planning Teams, working groups, and boards, advocating for communications, cyber, and IT requirements and synchronizing J6 inputs with other staff sections. The role develops and maintains Annex K (Communications Systems) for operational plans and orders, ensuring it addresses theater communications architecture, cybersecurity, spectrum, interoperability, and mission-specific C2 capabilities. It also supports crisis, contingency, and day-to-day planning; contributes to cybersecurity, IT, and C2 strategies; facilitates readiness reporting and Continuity of Operations planning; and provides guidance and mentorship to subordinate staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Public Policy, or a related field and at least nine years of professional experience in Joint Operational Planning, including at least five years in cybersecurity or IT operations, policy analysis, integration, and compliance; OR an associate degree and eleven years of relevant experience, including five years focused on those areas; OR a high school diploma and thirteen years of relevant experience, including five years focused on those areas.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining operational plans and procedures.
• Must hold a current, active Secret security clearance.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Public Policy, or a related field.
• Experience with incident response and crisis management.
• Knowledge of Government operational planning methodologies, such as the Joint Planning Process.
• Operations and planning experience at a DoD Combatant Command or component down to an O-6-level command.
• Graduate of a military Intermediate Level School, Top Level School, or certified planner training school such as SAW, MAWS, JAWS, or WTI.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior subject-matter expert in Joint Command and Control, integrating cybersecurity, IT operations, and communications systems into operational planning across all phases of JOPP.
• Advise on how J6 equities inform mission analysis, COA development, COA comparison, COA decisions, and plan and order production.
• Represent J6 in Operational Planning Teams, working groups, and boards; advocate for communications, cyber, and IT requirements; ensure C2 capabilities are captured in planning artifacts; and synchronize J6 inputs with other staff sections.
• Develop, refine, and maintain Annex K (Communications Systems) for OPLANs, CONPLANs, OPORDs, and FRAGORDs, including theater communications architecture, cybersecurity requirements, spectrum considerations, interoperability constraints, and mission-specific C2 capabilities.
• Ensure J6 support is programmed, planned, and addressed in crisis and contingency planning and day-to-day operations.
• Help develop and refine cybersecurity, IT, and C2 strategies aligned with organizational goals, Combatant Command objectives, and U.S. Government policy direction.
• Facilitate readiness reporting (DRRS) and coordinate Continuity of Operations planning and execution.
• Provide direction, mentorship, and technical guidance to subordinate staff on policy interpretation, JOPP participation, C2 planning, and Annex K development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior