Offensive Cyber Operations Planner

General Dynamics Information Technology•Fort Meade, MD

1d•Onsite

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 Offensive Cyber Operations Planner within U.S. Cyber Command J3 plays a critical role in designing and synchronizing offensive cyberspace strategies to disrupt, degrade, or exploit adversary systems. This forward-oriented role ensures future operations planning aligns with Combatant Command priorities, legal frameworks, and emerging technologies to achieve strategic cyber-effects. 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; advanced degree preferred.
Completion of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I required; JPME Phase II preferred for strategic-level roles.
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 offensive cyber plans aligned with Combatant Command objectives, integrating cyberspace capabilities into multi-domain operations (air, maritime, land, space, and cyberspace).
Leverage advanced planning tools, 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.
Conduct intelligence-driven cyber vulnerability assessments and develop detailed operational plans to disrupt adversary systems while minimizing collateral effects.
Maintain strategic prioritizations for future cyber campaigns.
Work closely with legal advisors to ensure operations comply with Fourth Amendment principles, such as reasonableness and appropriate authorization frameworks, including Rules of Engagement (ROEs).
Integrate ethical standards into planning, ensuring adherence to constitutional protections while achieving mission objectives.
Explore and integrate emerging offensive tools, such as AI-based exploit development, autonomous cyberweaponry, and capabilities to counter adversarial quantum computing threats.

Benefits

401K with company match
Competitive pay
Paid time off
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