Cyber Intelligence Planner — TS Clearance & SCI Eligible

JCS Solutions LLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

PTO

401k with employer match

Professional Development reimbursement

Job summary

JCS Solutions LLC seeks an experienced Cyber Intelligence Planner to develop intelligence plans, procedures, and operational products supporting DHS/CISA missions in Arlington, VA. The role involves targeting, validation, and synchronization of cyber actions with interagency partners to strengthen national cyber defense.

You will help build intelligence annexes, coordinate with IC partners, and support contingency planning in a fast-paced, classified environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Active Top-Secret clearance and obtain and retain SCI eligibility/access during the performance of the contract.
• 4+ years of relevant intelligence or operational planning experience.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity operations, incident response, and risk management principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication to convey technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret complex threat intelligence and translate it into clear, actionable plans.
• Ability to collaborate with other cyber operations planners to identify, validate, and levy requirements for collection and analysis.
• Ability to ensure all intelligence-related activities comply with DHS and CISA policies.
• Experience working in cross-functional, often classified, environments

Responsibilities

• Provide intelligence support and coordination to offer a holistic analysis of the cyber threat environment, enabling informed decision-making for cyber defense operations.
• Synchronize intelligence resources with planning and management processes for crisis and steady-state operations.
• Coordinate intelligence activities with CISA's Key Intelligence Official (KIO) and CISA Intel to ensure alignment with agency priorities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Intelligence Community (IC) partners to integrate IC input into joint cyber defense plans.
• Support the identification and submission of Key Intelligence Questions (KIQs), Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs), and Collection Requirements (CRs) to address cyber threats and operational gaps.
• Monitor for emerging cyber threats and changes to the threat landscape; conduct continuous analysis to inform strategy.
• Respond to RFIs and provide relevant intelligence to support plan development, scenario building, and decision-making.
• Support classification reviews and facilitate the downgrading of intelligence products when appropriate.
• Develop intelligence annexes, appendices, and briefings for leadership and external partners.
• Support the creation of frameworks and procedures for formalizing intelligence support and coordination within the agency.
• Prepare meeting agendas, schedules, and documentation for working groups and senior advisory councils.
• Measure effectiveness of intelligence support and provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
• Integrate private sector cyber threat intelligence with USG intelligence to create a comprehensive view of the threat landscape.
• Coordinate analytics exchanges with USG and IC partners to develop collaborative concepts and joint operational activities.
• Support program management functions for compartmented intelligence programs to ensure they align with CISA's strategic objectives.

Skills

Written & verbal communication

Threat intelligence interpretation

Collaboration

Policy compliance

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

JCS Solutions LLC seeks an experienced Cyber Intelligence Planner to develop intelligence plans, procedures, and operational products supporting DHS/CISA missions in Arlington, VA. The role involves targeting, validation, and synchronization of cyber actions with interagency partners to strengthen national cyber defense.

You will help build intelligence annexes, coordinate with IC partners, and support contingency planning in a fast-paced, classified environment.