Cyber Operations Planner Lead

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The Leidos National Security Sector 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.

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The National Security Sector (NSS) is hiring for a Lead Offensive Cyber Operations Planner to provide expert guidance and direction to planning activities that underpin United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Cyberspace Operational Support Services (COSS) program. You will lead Operational Planning portion of Leidos on-site contract support to range of services provided to USCYBERCOM Operations, Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES), that include Cyber Operational Planning, Strategy & Doctrine Development, conduct of Campaign Assessments, and ensuring secure IT Communications efforts focused on improving relationships with key partner nations.

Timely and comprehensive operational planning support to USCYBERCOM J3, CNMF, and JTF-ARES will inform employment of available Cyberspace capabilities, development of future Cyberspace capabilities, and drive the Joint Planning and Targeting processes.

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

• Lead approved plans development and staffing processes within collaborative environment to enable range of Cyber Operations (CO) according to Agency planning guidance and applicable Joint publications.
• Support targeting selection, validation, synchronization, and enable integration during the execution of activities within Cyber Warfare domain.
• Draft and staff foundational planning documents such as Operational Plans (OPLANS), Operational Orders (OPORDs), and Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs).
• Support Joint Operational Planning Groups and Teams (OPG/OPT), and develop and integrate Cyber capabilities into plans.
• Develop concepts of support, courses of action, integrate command and external capabilities, coordinate and document comprehensive plans.
• Provide leadership and situational awareness across range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting OPTs.
• Develop and review specific CO plans and guidance for integration into broader planning activities and to ensure that execution and resource allocation decisions align with organization objectives.
• Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries and tiered vulnerabilities within Blue Space as focus of threats.
• Develop and execute comprehensive programs for assessing CO and validating operational performance characteristic.
• Review, approve, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities.
• Develop and maintain deliberate and/or CO crisis plans.
• Analyze and assess internal and external partner CO capabilities and tools.
• Transition operational planning efforts to current operations.
• Navigate organizational structure as it pertains to full spectrum CO, including the functions, responsibilities, and interrelationships among distinct internal elements.
• Integrate and synchronize intelligence planning activities with operational planning timelines.
• Conduct long-range, strategic planning efforts with internal and external partners in cyber activities.
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to organization cyber objectives.
• Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.