COOP & Continuity Exercise Lead — Strategy & Training

Peraton; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days PTO

Bonus program

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Business Continuity Exercise Planner to support COOP planning and exercise execution across mission areas. You will develop COOP strategies, write briefs, and deliver after-action reports to senior leadership.

The role requires coordinating across teams, refining goals with the customer, and leading training and documentation efforts. Qualified candidates bring an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph, extensive COOP experience, and a strong background in government IC

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with relevant polygraph.
• Eight (8) years of experience with a bachelor's degree or six (6) years with a master's degree.
• Five (5) years of professional IC experience in the customer space, with three (3) or more years of COOP business analytical experience.
• Four (4) years of additional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Developing, writing and executing COOP exercises.
• Facilitating training for the workforce.
• Briefing upper-level customer leadership.
• Work with the customer to refine exercise planning and execution goals.
• Provide planning documentation, preparation of delivery materials, facilitation and after-action reports.
• Draft an annual exercise strategy/plan with goals, objectives, methodology and calendar of proposed exercises.
• Participate in and document exercise planning efforts and meeting minutes.
• Assess COOP plans, OPORDS, OPLANS and issuances to develop COOP strategy documents.
• Assist with administrative functions of COOP planning for events and exercises.
• Assist with continuity training and exercise requirements, developing continuity exercise curriculum.

Skills

COOP planning

Exercise planning

Briefing leadership

Security clearance handling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Peraton seeks a Business Continuity Exercise Planner to support COOP planning and exercise execution across mission areas. You will develop COOP strategies, write briefs, and deliver after-action reports to senior leadership.

The role requires coordinating across teams, refining goals with the customer, and leading training and documentation efforts. Qualified candidates bring an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph, extensive COOP experience, and a strong background in government IC