Mid Exercise Planner - JCDC (TS/SCI)

Leidos Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Mid Exercise Planner - Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to support HSEEP exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation for CISA's National Cyber Exercise Program. An active TS/SCI clearance is required for this position.

The role involves coordinating with JCDC members and CISA exercise teams, developing scenarios, and producing core artifacts (CONOPS, EXPLAN, SITMAN, MSEL) and post-exercise reports for regional exercises.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required or ability to obtain DHS suitability.
• 5+ years in supporting cybersecurity operations, cyber threat analysis, incident response, vulnerability management, cyber risk management, or cyber exercise planning.
• Understanding of cyber incident response lifecycle activities, including detection, triage, escalation, containment, coordination, remediation, recovery, and post-incident improvement.
• FEMA HSEEP Certification or ability to achieve HSEEP certification within 30 days of contract start.
• Strong writing skills to develop polished exercise materials (EXPLANs, SITMANs, MSELs) and post-exercise products (AARs).
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, meet deadlines and milestones.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Exercise Planner - JCDC.
• Coordinate between JCDC members and the CISA exercise support teams.
• Participate in meetings to understand threat analysis, vulnerability information, and expert guidance for CISA exercises.
• Support cyber policy review and development, identifying hot button issues and trends.
• Review and refine ideas, exercise materials, and foundation to align with JCDC work and cyber principles.
• Report findings from exercises to JCDC and CISA, identifying common threads and themes.
• Incorporate JCDC elements into CISA exercises.
• Communicate across exercise support teams and with stakeholders.
• Attend and participate in planning meetings and develop supporting documentation.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CISA EOD eligibility

Cybersecurity operations

Threat analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in cybersecurity or related field

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Mid Exercise Planner - Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to support HSEEP exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation for CISA's National Cyber Exercise Program. An active TS/SCI clearance is required for this position.

The role involves coordinating with JCDC members and CISA exercise teams, developing scenarios, and producing core artifacts (CONOPS, EXPLAN, SITMAN, MSEL) and post-exercise reports for regional exercises.