Senior Homeland Security Exercise Designer

Cadmus; Hagåtña (GU); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) program

Paid time off

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, leading design, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters. Some domestic travel is likely required for this position.

The role may also support policy assessment, policy research, professional writing, and strategic planning in homeland security or public policy fields.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 8+ years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management, homeland security, cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, or related field.
• Experience leading the design and delivery of HSEEP exercises.
• Experience producing HSEEP documentation, including exercise design materials and after-action products.
• Experience leading teams, assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and mentoring staff.
• Strong client-engagement, facilitation, research, analytical, writing, briefing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises for CISA.
• Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, planning schedules, stakeholder engagement approaches, evaluation methods, and exercise documentation.
• Lead planning meetings and coordinate inputs from clients, subject-matter experts, participating organizations, and project staff.
• Lead the development and quality review of exercise documentation, including Situation Manuals, Exercise Plans, Master Scenario Events Lists, facilitator guides, evaluator materials, multimedia injects, After-Action Reports, and Improvement Plans.
• Support tabletop exercises, workshops, seminars, and other discussion-based exercise activities involving government and private-sector stakeholders.
• Direct assigned exercise teams, delegate tasks, monitor progress, and mentor junior and mid-level staff.
• Conduct research and analysis involving cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, emergency management, homeland security policy, and emerging threats.
• Analyze exercise observations and participant feedback to develop well-supported findings, recommendations, corrective actions, and improvement priorities.
• Brief clients and senior stakeholders on exercise design decisions, project status, exercise outcomes, and recommended next steps.
• Identify project risks, resolve planning challenges, and maintain exercise quality, schedule, and alignment with client requirements.
• Ensure deliverables are accurate, consistent, professionally written, and compliant with applicable templates and style standards.

Skills

Client engagement

Facilitation

Research

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Briefing

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, leading design, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters. Some domestic travel is likely required for this position.

The role may also support policy assessment, policy research, professional writing, and strategic planning in homeland security or public policy fields.