Cyberspace Operations Planner

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for an expert like you to drive solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

Join us. The world can't wait.

Work Schedule: This position is standard work hours

Essential Responsibilities:

As a Cyberspace Operations Planner on our team, you will leverage expertise in military intelligence and operations through the phases of planning, approval, and execution. Support strategic context, operational design, and mission analysis. Apply critical and creative thinking to define the nature of complex national security problems. Conceptualize and construct frameworks to explain the operational environment. Analyze client’s mission and intent, organizational relationships and purpose of proposed operations to develop strategic knowledge of the operational environment and frame mission analysis. Design and shape impending operations using knowledge of the operational environment to develop broad operational approach.

Develop Plans and Orders in support of exercises and wargaming, offensive and defensive operations, crises and contingencies, and combat operations. Develop plans using all phases of the Joint Planning Process (JPP). Conduct capability assessments including force readiness projections, risks and vulnerabilities, and adversarial parameters. Apply Joint doctrine and publications to develop Planning Orders (PLANORDS), Execution Orders (EXORDS), Operation Plans (OPLANS), Concept of Operation Plans (CONPLANS), Campaign Plans, Theater Strategy, and cooperative security agreements to plan cyberspace operations. Draft Warning Orders (WARNORDS), Operation Orders (OPORDS), and assessment guidance.

Work Environment, Physical Demands, and Mental Demands:

Primary work location: Government facilities in vicinity of Fort Meade, MD; CONUS/OCONUS travel may be required; telework/contractor SCIF use may be permitted case-by-case.

Minimum Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in military or government supporting a cyberspace strategic and operational environment, or cryptologic mission in a professional work environment
• 3+ years of experience with operational planning on a joint staff, combatant command (CCMD), or Service component staff
• Experience with the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and developing and revising DoD Joint planning doctrines and processes
• Experience with participating in planning conferences, drafting reviews, and developing PLANORDS, EXORDS, OPLANS, CONPLANS, WARNORDS, and OPORDS
• Experience supporting Operational Planning Teams (OPTs), Joint Planning Groups (JPGs), or Maritime Planning Groups (MPGs)