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The position will provide senior-level expertise in OCO planning, targeting, capability pairing, threat mitigation, and integration of cyberspace capabilities across multiple organizations.\nThe successful candidate will lead planning efforts, integrate operational and intelligence inputs, advise senior leadership, and develop recommendations addressing complex operational requirements, capability gaps, and targeting considerations. This position leads cyberspace operational planning and fires integration while advising senior leadership on effective cyber tactics and threat mitigation.\nResponsibilities include:\nLead complex cyberspace operational planning efforts from strategic objectives through transition to execution and current operations. \nLead the integration of OCO capabilities into DoW and other operational plans. \nDevelop and synchronize OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, targeting strategies, and related planning products. \nLead or substantially support targeting cycle activities, including advanced target development, nomination, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, capability pairing, and assessment. \nLead fires planning and synchronization activities supporting cyberspace operations. \nLead or represent the organization in targeting, exercises, crisis-action teams, and other senior-level planning forums. \nSynchronize operational, intelligence, targeting, technical, and policy considerations across DoW components, subordinate commands, agencies, and other partners. \nAdvise senior leadership on cyberspace operations, targeting strategies, cyber capabilities, operational risks, capability gaps, and courses of action. \nDevelop and recommend policies, procedures, doctrine, processes, and organizational approaches supporting fires and cyberspace operations. \nAssess internal and external cyber capabilities and recommend capability pairing, employment considerations, and operational requirements. \nIdentify capability gaps and develop recommendations for research, development, acquisition, prioritization, or deployment of cyber capabilities. \nIntegrate intelligence planning activities with operational planning and targeting timelines. \nLead long-range and strategic planning activities in coordination with internal, interagency, and external partners. \nDevelop senior-level briefings, decision papers, assessments, lessons learned, and recommendations addressing complex cyberspace operational issues. \nProvide mentorship and subject-matter expertise to less-experienced planners and support development of planning methodologies and processes. \nSupport applicable cyberspace operations review and approval processes in accordance with governing policy and guidance.\nRequired Qualifications:\nClearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI w/Poly. \nEducation: Bachelor’s Degree, Cyberspace Operational Planners Course (COPC), or related experience. \nCertification: (Moved to pre-screening as it was too descriptive - please note they are required). \nLocation: Full-time on-site in MD. \nExperience and knowledge:\n10+ years of relevant experience supporting DoW, military, intelligence, cyberspace operations, targeting, or strategic operational planning activities. \nDemonstrated experience leading or significantly influencing complex cyberspace operations planning efforts from strategic objectives through operational execution. \nExtensive experience integrating OCO capabilities into multiple nation-level operational plans. \nExtensive experience with the targeting cycle, including advanced target development, target nomination, validation, prioritization, capability pairing, deconfliction, and assessment. \nExperience leading or substantially supporting OPG/OPT, targeting, fires, exercises, crisis-action teams, or equivalent senior-level planning forums. \nDemonstrated experience developing OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, targeting strategies, policies, and procedures. \nExperience coordinating complex operational activities across DoW and service components, subordinate commands, intelligence organizations, interagency partners, and other stakeholders. \nExperience identifying operational capability gaps and developing or prioritizing requirements for research, development, acquisition, or deployment of cyber capabilities. \nDemonstrated experience briefing 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\nAbility to synthesize complex technical, operational, intelligence, and targeting information into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers. \nPreferred Qualifications:\nClearance: Active TS/SCI w/Poly. \nEducation: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field. \nCertification: DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II, Project Management Professional (PMP), or applicable equivalent certification. \nExperience and Knowledge:\nExperience leading future-operations planning efforts integrating OCO capabilities into Joint or national-level plans. \nExperience leading or coordinating targeting, fires, or advanced targeting activities. \nExperience with strategic and long-range cyberspace operational planning. \nExperience advising senior military, government, or organizational leadership on cyberspace operations and targeting. \nExperience developing or influencing targeting policies, procedures, doctrine, or planning 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