Joint Fires Operational Planner, Journeyman

Koitecc Solutions; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Journeyman-level Joint Fires Operational Planner to support USCYBERCOM operations in a rigorous, on-site environment. You will apply Joint Targeting and Operational Planning to secure tactical objectives and help realize strategic end-states.

Responsibilities include coordinating with DISA/NSA and partners, developing cyber TTPs, drafting targeting guidance, and preparing strike packages to enable non-kinetic fires and cyber effects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or related field, or ability to complete within one year.
• Five to eight+ years supporting CO or intelligence operations, focus on Joint Targeting; 10 years across CO/Info Ops/Joint Targeting acceptable.
• DoD/IC-sponsored Joint Targeting certification.
• Operational planning training with DoD/IC doctrine familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate operational planning support for Joint Fires Targeting processes.
• Coordinate targeting strategy with DISA, NSA, and other agencies to ensure Joint Fires requirements are implemented.
• Develop cyber TTPs to support Cyberspace Operations objectives.
• Draft and assist in developing targeting policies, procedures, and guidance for USCYBERCOM.

Skills

Joint Targeting

Operational Planning

Interagency coordination

Analytical reporting

Communication

Security clearance TS/SCI

Education

BA/BS degree or higher (Cybersecurity, CS, Intelligence Studies)

DoD/IC Joint Targeting certification

Tools

MIDB

Coliseum

CAT Targeting Toolkits

Power BI

Job description

The National Security Sector (NSS) seeks highly qualified and trained Journeyman-level Joint Fires Operational Planners to support United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations, with a focus on applying principles of Joint Targeting and Operational Planning processes to secure USCYBERCOM tactical objectives, reach operational goals, and actualize strategic end‑states. This vital on‑site support to USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force‑Ares (JTF‑ARES) underpins USCYBERCOM support to United States National Security objectives.

This opportunity is in anticipation of a potential future contract award.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide timely, accurate, relevant Operational Planning support in the manner that best underpins and drives USCYBERCOM Joint Fires Targeting process.
• Coordinate targeting strategy development and engagement responsibilities with supported, supporting, and partner commands such as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), other interagency organizations and other service providers to ensure that USCYBERCOM and/or Cyber Mission Forces Joint Fires requirements are implemented.
• Develop cyber TTPs that advise future operations planners on achieving Cyberspace Operations effects within the "realm of the possible" in support of operations and exercise objectives.
• Act as technical liaison on behalf of the USCYBERCOM Operations Directorate between capability SMEs and capability developers, capability testers, planning teams, operations support staff, and operating units during planning and operations.
• Draft and assist in the development of USCYBERCOM joint targeting policies, procedures, and commander's targeting guidance.
• Participate in Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups (B2C2WGs) such as Joint Targeting Working Groups (JTWG), Joint Targeting Coordination Meetings (JTCM), and Joint Targeting Coordination Boards (JTCB), to prioritize and synchronize target requirements.
• Prepare strike packages, Cyber fires approval packages, Information Operations target packages, and otherwise support all USCYBERCOM non‑kinetic fires activities.
• Synchronize targeting methodologies across Cyber and information‑related capabilities.
• Monitor and manage intermediate and advanced target development lists and support conduct target development, target systems analysis, and Cyber weapons capability analysis.
• Support integration of targeting activities into the broader joint targeting cycle, including interagency coordination.
• Facilitate the transition of Fires tasks, as appropriate to Cyber Mission Force (CMF).
• Analyze and evaluate All‑Source finished intelligence and technical data from various sources to identify Cyber threat patterns and anomalies.
• Collaborate with operational, technical, and intelligence elements across USCYBERCOM to enhance situational awareness and threat response capabilities.
• Maintain a current understanding of advanced persistent threats (APTs), threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and cyber threat trends affecting national security.
• Maintain situational awareness of, and execute on‑demand, Cyberspace Operations (CO) crisis plans.
• Provide situational awareness to a range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting Operational Planning Teams (OPTs).
• Execute resource allocation decisions aligned with organization objectives.
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to daily activities.
• Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well‑organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

What does Leidos need from me?

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Polygraph required.
• BA/BS degree or higher within Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or related field, or ability to complete degree within one year of hire. Can substitute formal education with extended experience and technical certifications. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Five to eight plus years’ experience supporting CO or intelligence operations, with a focus on support to Joint Targeting. Will accept 10 years’ experience combined across CO, Information Operations, Joint Targeting, and Operational Planning fields.
• DoD or Intelligence Community (IC)-sponsored certification for Joint Targeting.
• Graduate of DoD or IC-sponsored operational planning training and conversant in Joint Operations Planning process, to include all applicable foundational doctrine and methodologies.
• Demonstrated familiarity with target management systems (e.g., MIDB, Coliseum, CAT Targeting Toolkits) supporting non‑kinetic effects.
• Working understanding of Joint Targeting Cycle and related doctrine (e.g., CJCSI 3370.01, JP 3‑60).
• DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certified.
• Strong familiarity with CO, the DoD Information Environment, and Joint Fires process.
• Demonstrated experience working with targeting Boards and Working Groups (JTWG, JTCM, JTCB) and able to lead boards or working groups, as necessary.
• Independently conduct intermediate target development and preliminary collateral effects analysis.
• Broad knowledge of Blue‑space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct Defensive (DCO) and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO), as well as computer networking fundamentals and concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, wireless).
• Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
• Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast‑paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi‑task and meet short deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers.

Favorable if you have:

• Masters’ Degree or higher within Cybersecurity, Intelligence Studies, Information Security or related fields.
• Deep understanding of USCYBERCOM organizational structure and mission.
• Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains.
• Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes.
• Experience with Space‑enabled CO.
• Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations.
• Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO.
• Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.
• Desired Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CCNA Security, COMPTIA CySA+, COMPTIA Security + CE, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).

Commitment to Non‑Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.