Junior Exercise Planner, JCDC – Cyber Defense Exercises

Leidos Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos seeks a Junior Exercise Planner to support Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) activities for CISA's NCEP. You will help design, develop, conduct, and evaluate HSEEP exercises, coordinating with JCDC members and CISA exercise support teams.

Responsibilities include planning meetings, scenario development, documentation, and facilitating exercises across regions, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance and strong writing skills.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required
• 2+ years in supporting cybersecurity operations, cyber threat analysis, incident response, vulnerability management, cyber risk management, or cyber exercise planning
• Familiarity with HSEEP exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation
• Strong writing skills for polished exercise materials and post-exercise products
• Ability to manage time and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Exercise Planner - JCDC.
• Coordinate between JCDC members and CISA exercise support teams.
• Participate in JCDC meetings to understand threat analysis and guidance for cyber exercises.
• Assist in cyber policy review and development, identifying trends in cyber threats.
• Refine exercise materials (scope, objectives, scenario, actions, questions, evaluation criteria).
• Report findings from exercises to JCDC stakeholders and integrate into CISA exercises.
• Develop and maintain CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages (CTEPs) and scenario library.
• Contribute to end-to-end exercise execution from concept to post-exercise reporting.
• Participate in planning meetings and develop supporting documentation.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations knowledge

Threat analysis

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Cyber exercise planning

Education

Cybersecurity / IT / CS related degree or equivalent experience

Tools

CISSP

CEH

GIAC

Job description

Leidos seeks a Junior Exercise Planner to support Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) activities for CISA's NCEP. You will help design, develop, conduct, and evaluate HSEEP exercises, coordinating with JCDC members and CISA exercise support teams.

Responsibilities include planning meetings, scenario development, documentation, and facilitating exercises across regions, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance and strong writing skills.