Intelligence Exercise Planner

Leidos; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 92,300 - 166,850; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave

Retirement benefits

Job summary

A defense contractor is seeking an Intelligence Exercise Planner in Las Vegas, NV, to support Air Force training events. This role involves representing intelligence requirements and providing technical support for various training exercises. Candidates should have extensive experience in USAF operations, a strong background in SIGINT and GEOINT, and a current TS/SCI security clearance. Competitive compensation and additional benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ with a Master's.
• Experience supporting USAF operations or DoD aviation.
• Current TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver intelligence-driven exercise environments.
• Plan and participate in exercise planning forums.
• Translate learning objectives into training opportunities.

Skills

Expertise in SIGINT

Expertise in GEOINT

Mastery of USAF intelligence operations

Knowledge of intelligence collection processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Overview

Description

Intelligence Exercise Planner – TS/SCI – Nellis AFB, NV

Accelerate Your Career with Leidos. Are you ready to join the Leidos all‑star team? Through hands‑on mission support, collaboration with elite intelligence professionals, and exposure to some of the Air Force’s most advanced training environments, Leidos is ready to help you take the next step in your career.

Leidos has an immediate opening for an Intelligence Exercise Planner at Nellis AFB, Nevada, supporting high‑visibility Air Force and Joint training events.

What You’ll Do

As an Exercise Planner, you will represent and advocate for intelligence exercise requirements across ACC and Joint venues. You will provide planning, technical, and programmatic support to scheduled and ad hoc training, test, and readiness events. Your work will directly shape the design and execution of live, live‑virtual, and virtual exercise environments that integrate current and emerging TTPs and technologies.

• Design and deliver intelligence‑driven exercise environments and scenarios.
• Represent intelligence equities in Joint and Service exercise planning processes.
• Plan, administer, and participate in meetings, working groups, and exercise planning forums.
• Translate desired learning objectives into executable training opportunities within larger exercise constructs.
• Communicate intelligence training requirements to diverse operational audiences across multiple domains.
• Apply deep knowledge of USAF intelligence support, operations, and exercise planning across air, space, and cyber.
• Support Fighter Wing/Squadron operations and demonstrate familiarity with ACE, AEUs, CRGs, or similar mission sets.
• Provide expertise in SIGINT, GEOINT, Multi‑INT, targeting, and analysis tradecraft.
• Support occasional shift work during major exercise events.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, OR Master’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience conducting analysis relevant to this position, with at least 2 years recent experience.
• Experience supporting USAF operations or DoD aviation.
• Current TS/SCI security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Demonstrated mastery of USAF intelligence operations and Joint/Service exercise planning.
• Knowledge of intelligence collection processes.
• Experience supporting Fighter Wing/Squadron operations.
• Familiarity with ACE, AEUs, CRGs, or similar mission sets.
• Expertise in SIGINT, GEOINT, Multi‑INT, targeting, and analysis mission systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating across the U.S. intelligence and aviation communities.
• Direct experience supporting Large Force Employment exercises (RED FLAG, WSI, Agile Flag, etc.), with emphasis on RED FLAG.
• Experience with National Collection Management and SIGINT Collection Management.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting

March 26, 2026

Pay Range

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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.

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