Joint Fires Operational Planner, Journeyman

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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. The Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.

The National Security Sector (NSS) seeks highly qualified and trained Journeyman-level Joint Fires Operational Planners to support United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations, with focus on applying principles of Joint Targeting and Operational Planning processes to secure USCYBERCOM tactical objectives, reach operational goals, and actualize strategic end-states. This vital on-site support to USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force‑Ares (JTF‑ARES) underpins USCYBERCOM support to United States National Security objectives.

This opportunity is in anticipation of a potential future contract award.

• Provide timely, accurate, relevant Operational Planning support in the manner that best underpins and drives USCYBERCOM Joint Fires Targeting process.
• Coordinate targeting strategy development and engagement responsibilities with supported, supporting, and partner commands such as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), other interagency organizations and other service providers to ensure that USCYBERCOM and/or Cyber Mission Forces Joint Fires requirements are implemented.
• Develop cyber TTPs that advise future operations planners on achieving Cyberspace Operations effects within the "realm of the possible" in support of operations and exercise objectives.
• Act as technical liaison on behalf of the USCYBERCOM Operations Directorate between capability SMEs and capability developers, capability testers, planning teams, operations support staff, and operating units during planning and operations.
• Draft and assist in the development of USCYBERCOM joint targeting policies, procedures, and commander’s targeting guidance.
• Participate in Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups (B2C2WG
  s) such as Joint Targeting Working Groups (JTWG), Joint Targeting Coordination Meetings (JTCM), and Joint Targeting Coordination Boards (JTCB), to prioritize and synchronize target requirements.
• Prepare strike packages, Cyber fires approval packages, Information Operations target packages, and otherwise support all USCYBERCOM non‑kinetic fires activities.
• Synchronize targeting methodologies across Cyber and information‑related capabilities.
• Monitor and manage intermediate and advanced target development lists and support conduct target development, target systems analysis, and Cyber weapons capability analysis.
• Support integration of targeting activities into the broader joint targeting cycle, including interagency coordination.
• Facilitate the transition of Fires tasks, as appropriate to Cyber Mission Force (CMF).
• Analyze and evaluate All‑Source finished intelligence and technical data from various sources to identify Cyber threat patterns and anomalies.
• Collaborate with operational, technical, and intelligence elements across USCYBERCOM to enhance situational awareness and threat response capabilities.
• Maintain a current understanding of advanced persistent threats (APTs), threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and cyber threat trends affecting national security.
• Maintain situational awareness of, and execute on demand, Cyberspace Operations (CO) crisis plans.
• Provide situational awareness to a range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting Operational Planning Teams (OPTs).
• Execute resource allocation decisions aligned with organization objectives.
• Interpret and apply…