Senior Planner / Mission Thread Lead

Peraton•Fort Meade, MD

2d•$146,000 - $234,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton seeks a Senior Planner / Mission Thread Lead to support the Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC) with data-driven operations and sophisticated cyber defense analytics to secure, operate, and defend the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN). The role involves providing dedicated operational planning capacity for the DCDC program to ensure Data and Analytic Support Cell (DASC) operations are supported by a coherent, continuously updated planning framework. This includes conducting mission thread analysis, OPORD/FRAGO production, CONOPS development, JADC2 experimentation coordination, and battle rhythm management. The position also serves as DCDC's primary liaison to the AI Task Force and emerging DoD AI initiatives, and drives future-year capability and resource planning through POM inputs, capability gap analyses, and coordination with subordinate DAOs and mission partners across USCYBERCOM.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D. Will consider Associate+14 or HS+16 years of experience.
Familiar with DevSecOps Cross Domain Support Office (CDSO) framework.
Familiar with cybersecurity readiness assessments, ASOM analysis, technical hardening validation, data quality improvement, and operational risk characterization for the DODIN.
Familiar with or technical competencies in the Caspian and Joint Cyber Runtime Stack-Data (JCRS-D), AI/ML, Joint Cyber War-fighting Architecture (JCWA), and governance frameworks.
US Citizenship required.
Active TS with ability to obtain/maintain SCI.

Responsibilities

Provide dedicated operational planning capacity for the DCDC program to ensure Data and Analytic Support Cell (DASC) operations are supported by a coherent, continuously updated planning framework.
Conduct mission thread analysis.
Conduct OPORD/FRAGO production.
Conduct CONOPS development.
Conduct JADC2 experimentation coordination.
Conduct battle rhythm management.
Serve as DCDC's primary liaison to the AI Task Force and emerging DoD AI initiatives.
Drive future-year capability and resource planning through POM inputs, capability gap analyses, and coordination with subordinate DAOs and mission partners across USCYBERCOM.