Junior Exercise Planner

Leidos•Arlington, VA

1d•$82,550 - $149,225•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Junior Exercise Planner to be a part of an exercise support team providing HSEEP exercise planning and design, development, conduct, and evaluation support for CISA’s National Cybersecurity Exercise Program (NCEP), including supporting all aspects of exercise coordination, documentation, participant support, and basic reporting activities. This role supports both day-to-day program operations and execution of exercise events by maintaining organized materials, tracking actions, and supporting tools used to register, track, and analyze participants and findings. Leidos’ Homeland Sector’s Airports, Borders, and Security (ABS) business area delivers air travel modernization, border protection, and critical infrastructure security solutions that help build a safer, more resilient homeland. Operating globally across aviation security, passenger screening, cybersecurity, and border and port security, ABS integrates next-generation technologies—including AI-driven analytics, advanced threat detection, and command-and-control platforms—to secure the movement of people and goods worldwide by improving situational awareness, accelerating decisions, and strengthening operational outcomes for customers.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance.
Ability to obtain DHS EOD.
2+ years experience developing, conducting, and evaluating HSEEP exercises.
Demonstrated experience writing exercise planning, conduct, and evaluation materials.
Experience providing administrative and documentation support in a fast-paced operations environment (meeting logistics, calendars, correspondence, and deadline tracking).
Strong attention to detail supporting editing/formatting so products align to style expectations and are free of grammatical errors.
Ability to meet DHS suitability and the clearance requirement applicable to the assigned role (TS/SCI for designated personnel; otherwise Public Trust fitness type), as described in the SOW.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting data collection and basic analysis activities (e.g., compiling survey results and tracking trends over time).
Experience supporting dashboards or visual tools that provide visibility into operations and key performance indicators.
Experience with cybersecurity exercises.
Cybersecurity Certifications Security + ISC2

Responsibilities

Support aspects of exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation on a team working concurrently on multiple exercises across the country.
Provide administrative and coordination support for exercise planning meetings, including scheduling, logistics, and capturing action minutes.
Support creation and maintenance of exercise documentation packages (e.g., invitations, sign-in sheets, meeting notes, and other administrative documents).
Support participant registration and tracking activities using technical tools provided/used by the program.
Support collection and organization of findings, recommendations, and lessons learned for post-exercise products.
Support program operations tasks as directed (e.g., maintaining an exercise calendar, assisting with content organization on CISA.gov/other platforms, supporting all-hands coordination).
Support development of exercise scenarios, discussion questions, injects, goals and objectives, exercise conduct materials, and evaluation materials.
Participate in meetings with Senior Exercise Planners and Regional Exercise Leads regularly to ensure timely production of materials and exercise execution.