Cyber Planner

Description of Task to be Performed:

AnaVation is seeking a Cyber Planner to support one of our cybersecurity programs in the National Capital Area.

The Cyber Planner will independently support cyberspace operational planning and fires integration across operational planning activities. The position will apply demonstrated experience with multiple internal organizations processes, capability pairing, and cyber threat mitigation to develop planning products, coordinate operational requirements, and provide recommendations to planners and leadership.

The successful candidate will independently execute assigned planning activities and coordinate across multiple organizations to integrate cyberspace capabilities into operational plans and exercises. This position supports cyberspace operational planning activities in accordance with established organizational planning processes and guidance.

Responsibilities include:

• Independently develop and coordinate assigned portions of cyberspace operational plans and supporting planning products.
• Integrate OCO capabilities into DoW planning efforts.
• Develop and coordinate OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and related planning products.
• Conduct and support target nomination, target development, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, and assessment activities.
• Coordinate cyber capability pairing and synchronization with operational objectives and targeting requirements.
• Integrate intelligence, operations, targeting, cyber capability, and technical inputs into operational planning.
• Support fires coordination and targeting boards, including preparation of briefings, recommendations, and decision-support products.
• Participate in exercises, crisis-action planning, and current-operations activities.
• Coordinate with multiple internal and external components and relative partners.
• Analyze cyber capabilities, threats, vulnerabilities, and operational constraints and incorporate findings into planning recommendations.
• Identify operational capability gaps and develop recommendations for requirements, capability development, and planning priorities.
• Serve as a liaison between technical SMEs and operational planners to facilitate understanding and employment of cyber capabilities.
• Develop lessons learned, assessments, point papers, briefings, and other products for operational and leadership audiences.
• Support the transition of approved future-operations planning products into current operations.
• Support applicable cyberspace operations review and approval processes in accordance with governing policy and guidance.

Required Qualifications:

• Clearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI w/ Poly.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Cyberspace Operational Planners Course (COPC), or related experience.
• Certification: (Moved the certifications required to the pre-screen portion as they were too customer descriptive)
• Location: Full-time on-site in MD.
• Experience and knowledge:
• 7+ years of relevant experience supporting DoW, military, intelligence, cyberspace operations, targeting, or operational planning activities.
• Demonstrated experience integrating cyberspace capabilities into DoW related planning.
• Experience developing or substantially contributing to OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and related planning products.
• Experience supporting the targeting cycles, including target nomination, development, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, and assessment.
• Experience supporting target boards, activities, exercises, crisis-action planning, or current operations.
• Experience coordinating and synchronizing operational, targeting, and cyber capability inputs across multiple organizations.
• Knowledge of cyberspace operations and the integration of offensive cyberspace capabilities into operations.
• Knowledge of cyber threat environments, adversary capabilities, attack methods, vulnerabilities, and operational effects.
• Understanding of targeting methodologies, capability pairing, target systems analysis, target materials, and collateral-effects considerations.
• Knowledge of fires, targeting organizations, command relationships, and interorganizational coordination.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/Poly.
• Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field.
• Certification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II or applicable equivalent certification.
• Experience and Knowledge:
• Demonstrated experience independently integrating OCO capabilities into future operations planning.
• Experience with target development, target systems analysis, capability pairing, or advanced targeting.
• Experience working in SAP/STO or other controlled-access operational environments, where applicable.
• Experience developing senior-level briefings, decision papers, lessons learned, and operational assessments.
• Experience supporting DoD exercises and operational planning events.
• Relevant military education, cyber/targeting training, or equivalent professional development.