Cyberspace Exercise Planner

Leidos Inc; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a senior professional to support cyber exercise planning and DoD readiness initiatives. The candidate will link training objectives to events, maintain planning portals, and represent the command at JELC activities to meet objectives and assess gaps.

Strong communication, planning, and analytical skills are required for real-time decision making. The role emphasizes development of training objectives within JTIMS, coordination across teams, and preparation of joint training

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8–12 years of combined education and experience.
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance and eligible for C/I Polygraph.
• Understanding CJCSI 3500.01 / CJCSM 3500.03 and JTIMS/JLLIS/DRRS.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Advanced communications and presentations skills for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive cyber exercise planning support for all events throughout the Joint Event Lifecycle (JELC).
• Identify, support development of, and manage training objectives within JTIMS.
• Coordinate with team members and apply analytical methods to measure effectiveness.
• Support the Joint Training Plan (JTP) and Joint Exercise Plan (JEP) aligning objectives to assessments.
• Plan internal/external events to meet readiness, including TTXs and ROC drills.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication & presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related discipline

Job description

Description

This position will support the DISA GSM-O II Task Number 25 (TN25) Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC). GSM-O II provides network operations and cyber defense support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the DoD and COCOMs. The selected candidate shall execute in real time, determine how to use military capabilities in time and space to achieve objectives while considering the associated risks.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive cyber exercise planning support for all assigned events throughout the Joint Event Lifecycle (JELC) by linking training objectives to internal and/or external events in order to meet annual assessment requirements. This may include hosting meetings to coordinate internal and external requirements, drafting exercise related orders, to include the initiating and execution directives, maintaining the exercise SharePoint planning portal, representing the command at the JELC events to incorporate command objectives, identify gaps, and gather external requirements, and drafting cyber scenarios with sufficient detail to meet command exercise and training objectives
• Identify, support the development of, and manage training objectives within the Joint Training and Information Management System (JTIMS)
• Coordinate with team members and apply analytical methodologies to develop measurements of effectiveness/performance for training objectives and operational scenarios
• Support the development of the Joint Training Plan (JTP) and the Joint Exercise Plan, (JEP) by aligning training objectives to events that support assessments and Command readiness
• Support the planning of internal / external events to meet command readiness requirements to include planning, organizing, coordinating, and participating in Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), rehearsal of concept (ROC) drills, and daily operations.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 8 to 12 years of applicable combined education and experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree
• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance and eligible for C/I Polygraph
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of the Joint Training System as outlined in Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3500.01and Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Manual (CJCSM) 3500.03, how it is maintained through the JTIMS, tracked in JLLIS, and interfaces to support the Joint Readiness process through the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)
• Critical/logical thinking skills
• Advanced communications and presentations skills (verbal and written) enabling precise conveyance of information across all CC/S/A/FA with command and proper enunciation of the English language

Preferred Qualifications

ITIL v3 Foundation certified

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Original Posting: September 1, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 4 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 4 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Pay Range

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

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