Cyber Operations Planner

Two Six Technologies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Cyber Operations Planner to join our Cyber Mission team. You will integrate cyber capabilities into operational plans for military and interagency partners, leveraging CMF knowledge to develop actionable CONOPs. This role requires an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and willingness to travel up to 25%.

You will brief senior leaders, coordinate with CMF units, and build relationships with U.S. Cyber Command to shape strategy and mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Operational Studies, Intelligence Studies, CS, or equivalent; 5+ years in joint/ cyber mission planning.
• Active Top Secret with SCI Eligibility; ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• Deep knowledge of USCYBERCOM operational structure and Joint Publication 3-12.
• Strong project management and executive briefing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support JOPP to integrate cyber into campaign plans and orders.
• Translate requirements into detailed CONOPs for CMF and partners.
• Coordinate between developers and commanders to align capabilities with missions.
• Assess adversary vulnerabilities and advise on timing, risk, and targets.
• Draft strategic documents and brief senior leaders on plans and outcomes.
• Engage with customers and drive expansion with the U.S. Cyber Command.

Skills

Operational planning

Joint planning

Cyber knowledge

Executive briefing

Mobility

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Agile

DevOps

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Cyber Operations Planner to join our Cyber Mission team. In this role, you will serve as a core strategist integrating capabilities into operational plans for military and interagency partners. You will leverage a deep understanding of the Cyber Mission Force (CMF) organizational structure, Joint Operational Planning execution, and offensive/defensive cyber strategies to develop actionable operational concepts.

This is an opportunity to work alongside motivated engineers and operators to shape cyber strategy and make critical contributions that directly impact our nation’s warfighters.

The work requires an Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility (Polygraph preferred). The candidate must be local to the DC/Meade Metro area and willing to work up to 4 days/week at the customer site.

What You Will Do

• Operational Planning: Lead and support the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) to integrate cyber capabilities into broader campaign plans, operation orders (OPORDs), and execution orders (EXORDs).
• Mission Alignment: Collaborate with CMF units, combatant commands, and interagency stakeholders to translate operational requirements into detailed cyber concepts of operations (CONOPs).
• Strategic Coordination: Act as the primary liaison between technical development teams and operational commanders to ensure capabilities match tactical and strategic mission objectives.
• Targeting & Capability Integration: Evaluate adversary vulnerabilities and friendly capability sets to advise leadership on optimal operational timing, risk mitigation, and target selection.
• Briefings & Strategy: Draft high-level strategic documents and present operational plans to senior military leadership, government agencies, and coalition partners.
• Customer Relationships: Represent and promote Two Six Technologies in customer engagements and explore expansion opportunities. This includes building a relationship with the U.S. Cyber Command customer to:
  • Understand their requirements;
  • Understand how our product and service offerings can meet those requirements;
  • Help the customer meet their mission goals using our products and services

Minimum Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Operational Studies, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, or equivalent experience. 5+ years of direct experience in joint operational planning or cyber mission planning.
• Clearance: Active Top Secret (TS) with SCI Eligibility; ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• Domain Knowledge: Deep familiarity with USCYBERCOM operational structure, Joint Publication 3-12 (Joint Cyberspace Operations), CNE/CNO constructs, and authority frameworks.
• Project & Communication Skills: Strong project management background with exceptional written and verbal communication skills tailored for executive/senior military briefings.
• Mobility: Willingness to travel up to 25% locally and nationally.

Nice to Have

• Completion of Joint Cyber Operations Planners Course (JCOPC) or Joint Advanced Cyber Warfare Course (JACWC).
• Experience with Agile and DevOps workflows, using Atlassian collaboration tools (Jira, Confluence) for operational tracking.
• Strong interagency relationship-building experience with a self-starter mindset.

Clearance

• Active Top Secret (TS) with SCI Eligibility; ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy and the EEO Poster.

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