Senior Joint Exercise Planner supporting USINDOPACOM

By Light HQ • Oahu, HI

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Senior Joint Exercise Planner to support USINDOPACOM J7/J73 in designing, coordinating, and executing complex joint, multi-domain, and cyberspace-focused training exercises across the Indo-Pacific region. The ideal candidate brings strong operational planning expertise, joint fires knowledge, cyberspace operations understanding, and hands-on experience working alongside Cyber Mission Force elements such as Cyber Mission Teams (CMTs), Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs), and Combat Support Teams (CSTs). This role requires a planner who can integrate land, maritime, air, space, and cyberspace considerations into exercise design while serving as a trusted liaison among senior leaders, components, interagency partners, and mission stakeholders. The planner will help deliver realistic, high-impact training events that enhance readiness and strengthen operational relationships across the joint force and partner nations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in joint exercise planning, cyberspace operations, operational planning, or J7/J33/J35 mission areas.
• Experience supporting USINDOPACOM, USERPAC, or other COCOM-level exercises (TTXs, CPXs, FTXs, JNTC, or combined/joint cyber exercises).
• Deep familiarity with JELC, USINDOPACOM J7/J7.3 processes, and Indo-Pacific operational environment.
• Experience supporting or integrating CMT, CPT, CST, or broader Cyber Mission Force activities in training or operational environments.
• Joint Fires / Targeting experience (JFO, JTAC, Fires Planner, JTC, or JFACC support).
• Working knowledge of cyberspace operations, defensive/offensive cyber tools, CMF capability sets, and cyberspace doctrine.
• Ability to coordinate across services, components, CMF teams, and interagency partners.
• Strong knowledge of joint doctrine, JPP, and multi-domain operations including cyberspace.
• Strong technical literacy in cyber planning tools, networks, TTP development, or cyber operational architecture.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.

Nice To Haves

• Former military officer or senior enlisted with experience in operational-level HQs (COCOM, JFHQ, Service Component HQ).
• Direct experience with CMF teams in exercise or operational settings.
• Familiarity with modeling & simulation, LVC training environments, and cyber range integration.
• Experience supporting USINDOPACOM events such as Balikatan, RIMPAC, Valiant Shield, Talisman Sabre, Keen Edge, or Pacific Sentry.
• Expertise developing cyber or multi-domain injects for operational or training events.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to produce high-quality deliverables under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Exercise Planning & Execution Lead the design, development, and execution of joint, multi-domain, and cyberspace-enabled exercises across the Indo-Pacific.
• Apply the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) to manage exercise concepts, MEL/MIL injects, cyber and kinetic scenarios, objectives, assessments, and after-action reporting.
• Integrate cyberspace operations, joint fires, targeting, ISR, electronic warfare, and multi-domain concepts into exercise design.
• Design injects and scenarios that incorporate CMT, CPT, CST, and broader Cyber Mission Force (CMF) mission profiles.
• Support modeling, simulation, and LVC environments for joint and cyber-integrated events.
• Operational & Cyberspace Expertise Provide subject matter expertise on cyberspace operations, CMF structure, capability integration, and cyber mission planning.
• Advise on doctrine related to joint operations, targeting, cyber operations, fires planning, command relationships, and JPP.
• Translate Cyber Mission Force and Joint Force training requirements into exercise environments that enable mission rehearsal and certification.
• Customer & Stakeholder Engagement Act as a primary liaison with USINDOPACOM J7/J73, service components, JFHQ-C, other COCOMs, and interagency partners.
• Lead planning conferences, working groups, and cyber-focused synchronization meetings.
• Represent the team in senior leader briefs, exercise design reviews, and operational concept discussions.
• Assessment & Reporting Develop and deliver insights, observations, lessons learned, and recommendations for both kinetic and cyber components.
• Conduct readiness assessments and support improvements to training architectures, inject libraries, and scenario development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees