# Journeyman-level Offensive Cyberspace Operational Planners **Company**: Leidos **Location**: Odenton, MD **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 **Category**: Defence & Intelligence **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Odenton-MD/Offensive-Cyberspace-Operations-Planner_R-00194622-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_03489954-a39 ## Description The Intelligence Sector seeks highly qualified and trained Journeyman-level Offensive Cyberspace Operational Planners to support Department of Defense Joint Planning processes that underpin United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations. **Key Responsibilities:** - Engage in approved plans development and staffing processes to enable a range of Cyberspace Operations (CO) according to USCYBERCOM planning guidance and applicable Joint publications. - Develop and synchronise Offensive Cyberspace Operational (OCO) plans to deliver integrated cyber effects against adversary systems in support of Joint and National strategic objectives. - Support targeting selection, validation, synchronisation, and enable integration during the execution of activities within the Cyber Warfare domain. - Draft and staff foundational planning documents such as Operational Plans (OPLANS), Operational Orders (OPORDs), and Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs). - Support Joint Operational Planning Groups and Teams (OPG/OPT), and develop and integrate Cyberspace capabilities into plans. - Develop concepts of support, courses of action, integrate command and external capabilities, coordinate and document comprehensive plans. - Engage in, and provide situational awareness to, a range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting OPTs. - Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries and tiered vulnerabilities within Blue Space as the focus of threats. - Review, approve, prioritise, and submit operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities. - Analyse and assess internal and external partner CO capabilities and tools. - Transition operational planning efforts to current operations. - Navigate organisational structure as it pertains to full-spectrum CO, including the functions, responsibilities, and interrelationships among distinct internal elements. - Integrate and synchronise intelligence planning activities with operational planning timelines. - Conduct long-range, strategic planning efforts with internal and external partners in cyber activities. - Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organised manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means. **Requirements:** - Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and Polygraph, at the time of Application. - BA/BS degree within Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or relevant field of study. - 4 plus years recent (since 2018) work experience as CO Planner; can waive two years of experience requirement for every year spent on a Combat Mission Team (CMT) in any work role. - Demonstrated familiarity with OCO concepts, capabilities, and authorities (Title 10 vs. Title 50, and familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution. - Intimate familiarity with applicable Joint Publications. - Formal training as Cyber Operational Planner within Department of Defense or Intelligence Community. - Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct OCO. - Knowledge of the range of CO and their underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas. - Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fibre, wireless). - Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings. - Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines. - Able to work across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies to support organisational goals. **Favourable Skills:** - Masters’ Degree within Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or relevant field of study. - Familiarity with USCYBERCOM organisational structure and mission. - Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains. - Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes. - Experience with Space-enabled CO. - Joint Professional Military Education, Phase II (JPME II) graduate, or civilian equivalency. - Formal training within the field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations. - Completion of Service-specific or Joint Cyberspace Operational Planning courses, such as Army Cyberspace Operations Planners Course or Joint Cyberspace Operations Planners Course. - Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO. - Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualisation software. - Desired Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CCNA Security, COMPTIA CySA+, COMPTIA Security + CE, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP). **Pay Range:** $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 ## Skills ### Required - Computer Science - Cybersecurity - Cyber Operational Planning - Joint Publications - Military Operations - Cyber Warfare - Data Analysis - Artificial Intelligence - Machine Learning ### Nice to have - Masters’ Degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity - USCYBERCOM organisational structure and mission - Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains - Space-enabled CO - Joint Professional Military Education - Data Science - Microsoft Power BI --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Odenton-MD/Offensive-Cyberspace-Operations-Planner_R-00194622-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)