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
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