STO/ SAP Planner

The Ascendancy Group•Tampa, FL

19d

About The Position

The Special Technical Operations (STO)/ Special Access Programs (SAP) Planner position is a full-time position coordinating SAPs, Alternate Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM), and other sensitive capabilities, while working directly with joint planning teams, interagency partners, national-level organizations, and information forces to ensure sensitive activities align with mission objectives. Serves as a critical enabler for the secure integration of highly sensitive capabilities into influence and non-kinetic operations. This position is on a future contract that is pending award announcement.

Requirements

Direct STO planning experience at a Joint or Geographic Combatant Command Headquarters
Completion of: Special Technical Operations Planner’s Course (STOPC); MILDEC Planners Course (MPC); Planning and Decision Aid System (PDAS) Users Course
Proficiency in integrating STO into joint planning processes (JOPP, JOPES)
TS/SCI or TS w/SCI Eligibility

Nice To Haves

Prior USCENTCOM or Joint Staff-level experience
Experience supporting the CENTCOM AOR, INDOPACOM, or AFRICOM
Experience coordinating SAP or Sensitive Activities across multiple command levels and agencies
Familiarity with national-level policy and authorities governing STO

Responsibilities

Manages and ensure all SAPs supporting Operations in the Information Environment including MISO, MILDEC, Cyber, and EW—are properly protected, compartmentalized, and compliant with applicable security protocols.
Plans, integrates, and coordinates with interagency and intelligence community (IC) entities.
Facilitates the de-confliction that underpins intelligence gain/loss and political and military assessments.
Incorporates information-related capabilities and sensitive activities into operations orders, annexes, and evaluation/assessment plans.
Advises on the development of campaign plans and CONOPs involving STO, SAP, and Alternative Compensatory Control Measures (ACCM).
Coordinates STO planning efforts across operations, intelligence, and sensitive activities directorates.
Manages the Review and Approval Process (RAP) for CONOPs involving SAP and Sensitive Activities.
Develops and integrates STO components into Combatant Command (CCMD) IJSTO plans and related efforts.
Provides planning expertise across mission analysis, course of action (COA) development, wargaming, and plan transition.
Represents STO equities in working groups, planning cells, and interagency coordination forums.
Ensures compliance with IJSTO and DoD regulations for handling and accessing classified material.
Serves as a liaison to the Joint Staff, OSD, CCMDs, IC elements, and partner nations on STO-related coordination.
Integrates Special Technical Operations capabilities enabling lethal effects into planning and operational activities.
Conducts fires planning for the integration of cyber-delivered STO and Information Operations capabilities into Offensive and Defensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO/DCO), and integrate emerging cyberspace operational efforts into OPLAN development.
Synchronizes all Information Related Capabilities (IRCs) into the scheme of fires, including Information Operations, Cyberspace capabilities, and Electronic Warfare enablers.