Senior Cyber Exercise Planner, JCDC (TS/SCI)

Leidos; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Exercise Planner to support Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) initiatives for CISA’s National Cyber Exercise Program. You will lead planning, scenario development, documentation, and evaluation across regional exercises, coordinating with JCDC members and CISA stakeholders.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The role emphasizes cross-agency collaboration, threat analysis integration, and end-to-end exercise execution with a focus on improving cyber

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, threat analysis, or exercise planning.
• Experience with HSEEP exercise design, development, conduct and evaluation.
• Ability to lead high-level meetings, exercise facilitation, and customer-facing presentations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact between JCDC members and CISA exercise support teams.
• Participate in JCDC meetings to understand threat analysis and guidance for inclusion in cyber exercises.
• Support cyber policy review and identify trends to guide training and exercises.
• Refine exercise materials to align with JCDC work and cyber response principles.
• Lead development of core exercise documentation and artifacts (CONOPS, EXPLAN, SITMAN, MSEL, COSIN).
• Support end-to-end exercise execution from concept to post-exercise reporting (AAR).
• Lead or support the development of CT EPs and maintain the scenario library.
• Provide SME input to internal training to improve facilitation and planning skills.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Cybersecurity operations

Exercise planning

Stakeholder coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in cybersecurity or related field

FEMA Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP)

Cybersecurity Certifications (CISSP/CEH/GIAC)

Tools

HSEEP framework

Job description

Leidos in Arlington, VA seeks a Senior Exercise Planner to support Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) initiatives for CISA’s National Cyber Exercise Program. You will lead planning, scenario development, documentation, and evaluation across regional exercises, coordinating with JCDC members and CISA stakeholders.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The role emphasizes cross-agency collaboration, threat analysis integration, and end-to-end exercise execution with a focus on improving cyber