Senior Information Operations (IO) Planner/SME – USCYBERCOM – TS

Strategic Resilience Group LLC; Fort Benning (GA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor is seeking a Senior Information Operations (IO) Planner/SME. This role involves conducting liaison and integration activities, providing mission analysis, and developing innovative concepts to counter adversarial information use. Applicants must have extensive IO planning experience and the ability to work with senior leaders in a complex operational environment. A Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree and 14 years of planning experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with IO planning at the service or joint level.
• Ability to engage senior JIIM leaders and conduct briefings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct direct liaison with Combatant Command staff and partners.
• Provide expert mission analysis and assessment of information operations.
• Integrate with the intelligence community to counter adversarial information.

Skills

Information Operations Planning

Analytic Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Coordination with Inter-agency Entities

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Cyberspace Operations

SIGINT Related Activities

Electronic Warfare

Job description

Senior Information Operations (IO) Planner/SME – USCYBERCOM – TS

Apply for the Senior Information Operations (IO) Planner/SME – USCYBERCOM – TS role at Strategic Resilience Group LLC. This position requires an experienced IO professional to conduct direct liaison, integration, and synchronization with Combatant Command (CCMD)/Unified Command staff, subordinate units, and associated joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multi‑national partners. The IO Planner will provide expert mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment of information operations; creatively use information systems and related capabilities; integrate with inter‑agency and intelligence community; develop innovative concepts to counter adversarial use of information in the Information Environment (IE); and address cultural considerations affecting operational and tactical planning, security, accreditation, and risk assessment.

Location: Fort Eisenhower, GA / Fort Meade, MD (On‑Site/Office)

Position Responsibilities

• Conduct direct liaison, integration, and synchronization with Combatant Command staff, subordinate units, and JIIM partners.
• Provide expert mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment of information operations.
• Utilize information systems and related capabilities creatively in the Information Environment.
• Integrate with inter‑agency and intelligence community to develop concepts countering adversarial information use.
• Incorporate cultural considerations influencing operational and tactical planning, security, accreditation, and risk assessments.

Basic Qualifications

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree and 14 years of planning experience or a combined total of a minimum of 18 years between education and relevant service. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of education requirements.
• Functional Area FA30 (Army IO Officer / 14F (USAF IO Officer) career field is required.
• Army/Joint Targeting, IPB, and COG analysis process as well as a general understanding of Army Training doctrine and procedures.
• Knowledge in JOPP, MDMP, and MCPP planning and targeting processes and expertise in developing and accessing tactical and operational level IO plans and orders.
• SOF planning processes; Army/Joint Targeting, IPB, Intelligence cycle, and COG analysis.
• Have a minimum of 8 years of experience with IO planning at the service or joint level, working that support operations with Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces.
• Experience with integrating, coordinating, and synchronizing adjacent and supporting operations, as well as developing support for related capabilities and their activities. Be familiar with, certified in, or have applicable operational/field time experience in:
• Psychological Operations (PSYOP) / Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
• Military Deception (MILDEC)
• Operations Security (OPSEC)
• Tactical Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Cyberspace Operations
• SIGINT related activities
• Ability to engage senior JIIM leaders and staff and conduct operational and informational briefings to a large audience.
• Ability to work effectively within a task organized working group and expertise with planning, integrating, and coordinating with inter‑agency and intelligence community entities. Coordinating with inter-agency and intelligence community and to work effectively within a task organized "working group".
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a U.S. Passport.
• Clearance: This position requires an Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance, based on current background investigation (SBI).
• Candidate must have a CI polygraph or be willing to get one.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Military Art and Science – School of Advanced Military Studies, Strategic Communications, International Affairs, or similar fields.
• Recent Joint or Service Level Information Operations planning experience.
• Desired Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
• Army Information Operations Planner Course (AIOPC)
• Military Information Support Operations Integration Course (MISOIC)
• Electronic Warfare Integration Course (EWIC)
• Cyberspace Operations Integration Course (COIC)
• Information Operations Capabilities, Application, and Planning Course
• Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) – Phase I & II
• School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)
• U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) or Service College Equivalent

Job Type: Full‑time

Pay: $150,000 and above