White Cell Event Planner

By Light HQ•Hanover, MD

5d•$105,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

The White Cell Event Planner will provide direct support to the Plans and Exercise Lead for the Joint Cyber Training Enterprise, one of the largest cyber training and operations platforms in the world. The incumbent will enable project teams through supporting the execution of cyber training and testing events within a cyber range, specifically as a White Cell Event Planner. The White Cell Event Planner will assist the exercise control team (White Cell) in an advisory capacity to support the execution of collective training events. This support includes coordinating with exercise stakeholders (Blue Team, Red Team, Green Team) to ensure exercise events meet the stated training objectives for each component of the exercise. Additionally, this role will provide advisory support to team and collective assessments for exercises. The incumbent will also support the development of after-action review materials and regularly interact with the customer to establish priorities and report on status of work and events. This position requires both leadership and management experience, as well as excellent presentational skills. Position location is Annapolis Junction, MD and full time on-site.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in intelligence, information systems, cybersecurity, or related field. Six years of experience can be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
IAT Level II certification required within 90 days of starting.
5+ years of experience with cyber training, validation exercises, or working with a cyber protection team (CPT) or Combat Mission Team (CMT), to include planning coordinating, and mission execution.
Experience building scenarios in support of cyber exercise for the DoD or similar experience.
Experience with white cell exercise support for offensive cyber operations (OCO) and defensive cyber operations (DCO) training exercises.
Deep Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO).
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to build basic/intermediate graphics to illustrate intent and brief to general officer level.
Experience with organizing and coordinating the planning and production of client deliveries.
Experience with applying quality assurance measures to improve contract performance.
Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to establish an effective working relationship with senior-level customers, technical staff, managers and peers.
Must be able to understand multi-level customer/user expectations and concerns, and to assure customer(s) that the program is being managed effectively.
Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status and a TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to pass a CI polygraph.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) is a major plus.

Responsibilities

Advise live exercise control team (white cell) to support execution of collective training events.
Ensure each component of the exercise meets stated training objectives for exercise participants.
Provide advisory support to team and collective assessments conducted in PCTE.
Assist stakeholders with gathering scenario inputs to include mission type, threat, terrain configuration and employment of red cell applications in support of training events and exercises.
Ensure the highest quality of task completion, meeting contractual performance criteria and deliverables in accordance with the contract.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Wellness Program
401(k) Matching
Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Education & Training
Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)

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