Cyber Operations Planner

Client is seeking a Cyber Operations Planner for a 6-month contract. After the 6-months on contract client will convert them to a full-time employee.

The work will be performed 100% onsite at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Additional details:

• Pay range = $80 - $87 W2
• Salary range = $170,000 – 180,000
• Work schedule: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm however candidates can come in as early as 7am and leave at 3pm

Must haves:

• IAT level 2 or level 3 certification

something else that will help your search is by looking for candidates with JMPE (Joint Military Planning Education)

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor''s degree in a related discipline with 10 – 16  years of applicable combined education and experience; related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Joint Professional Military Education Level II (JPME II) certification/qualification.
• Demonstrated experience integrating multiple stakeholder and operating environment inputs while developing plans.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Joint Publication 3-12 (JP 3-12) “Cyberspace Operations.”
• Demonstrated working knowledge of JP-3 “Operations, and JP 5-0 “Joint Planning.”
• Demonstrated experience briefing Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership.

What to Look for in a Joint Cyber Operations Planner

This is not a hands-on keyboard cybersecurity role. The strongest candidates are typically military cyber planners, former USCYBERCOM personnel, JFHQ-DODIN planners, Combatant Command planners, or individuals who have supported joint operational planning efforts.

Top 5 Must-Haves

1. Joint Planning Process (JPP) Experience

• Direct experience using the Joint Planning Process (JPP)
• Experience supporting deliberate planning and crisis action planning (CAP)
• Participation in Operational Planning Teams (OPTs) and Joint Planning Groups (JPGs

2. Cyber Operations Planning

• Experience planning Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) and/or Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO)
• Ability to integrate cyber effects into operational plans
• Familiarity with commander objectives, mission analysis, and course-of-action development

3. Knowledge of Cyber Doctrine

• Joint Publication (JP) 3-12 Cyberspace Operations
• Joint Publication (JP) 5-0 Joint Planning
• Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS)
• JIPOE (Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment)

4. Military Planning Documentation Candidates should have authored or staffed:

• CONOPS
• CONPLANS
• OPLANS
• OPORDs
• FRAGOs
• Staff Estimates
• Mission-Type Orders

5. Senior-Level Briefing Experience

• Experience briefing Colonels, General Officers, Flag Officers, or SES leadership
• Ability to lead working groups and coordinate across multiple organizations and commands

Strongly Preferred Backgrounds

Look for candidates from:

• USCYBERCOM
• JFHQ-DODIN
• JFHQ-Cyber
• DISA
• Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER)
• Fleet Cyber Command
• MARFORCYBER
• Combatant Commands (CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, etc

Good Keywords on a Resume

• Joint Planning Process (JPP)
• Crisis Action Planning (CAP)
• Future Operations (FUOPS)
• Current Operations (CUOPS)
• Joint Planning Groups (JPG)
• Operational Planning Teams (OPT)
• Operational Art and Design
• JIPOE
• B2C2WG
• CONOPS
• CONPLAN
• OPLAN
• OPORD
• Cyberspace Operations
• DCO
• OCO
• Mission Analysis
• Course of Action (COA) Development
• Cyber Effects Planning
• JSPS
• JP 3-12
• JP 5-0