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Power BI, Equities Operations Innovation Market Data Coordinating Multitasking Data Science Communication Cyber Warfare Cyber Security Prioritization Team Management Ancient History, At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. The Leidos Intelligence Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world.
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The Intelligence Sector seeks highly qualified and trained Journeyman-level Joint Fires Operational Planners to support United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) operations, with focus on applying principles of Joint Targeting and Operational Planning processes to secure USCYBERCOM tactical objectives, reach operational goals, and actualize strategic end-states. This vital on-site support to USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES) underpins USCYBERCOM support to United States National Security objectives.
This opportunity is in anticipation of a potential future contract award.
This opportunity is for multiple positions.
What you’ll be doing:
- Provide timely, accurate, relevant Operational Planning support in the manner that best underpins and drives USCYBERCOM Joint Fires Targeting process.
- Coordinate targeting strategy development and engagement responsibilities with supported, supporting, and partner commands such as Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), other interagency organizations and other service providers to ensure that USCYBERCOM and/or Cyber Mission Forces Joint Fires requirements are implemented.
- Develop cyber TTPs that advise future operations planners on achieving Cyberspace Operations effects within the “realm of the possible” in support of operations and exercise objectives.
- Act as technical liaison on behalf of the USCYBERCOM Operations Directorate between capability SMEs and capability developers, capability testers, planning teams, operations support staff, and operating units during planning and operations.
- Draft and assist in the development of USCYBERCOM joint targeting policies, procedures, and commander’s targeting guidance.
- Participate in Boards, Bureaus, Centers, Cells, and Working Groups (B2C2WGs) such as Joint Targeting Working Groups (JTWG), Joint Targeting Coordination Meetings (JTCM), and Joint Targeting Coordination Boards (JTCB), to prioritize and synchronize target requirements.
- Prepare strike packages, Cyber fires approval packages, Information Operations target packages, and otherwise support all USCYBERCOM non-kinetic fires activities.
- Synchronize targeting methodologies across Cyber and information-related capabilities.
- Monitor and manage intermediate and advanced target development lists and support conduct target development, target systems analysis, and Cyber weapons capability analysis.
- Support integration of targeting activities into the broader joint targeting cycle, including interagency coordination.
- Facilitate the transition of Fires tasks, as appropriate to Cyber Mission Force (CMF).
- Analyze and evaluate All-Source finished intelligence and technical data from various sources to identify Cyber threat patterns and anomalies.
- Collaborate with operational, technical, and intelligence elements across USCYBERCOM to enhance situational awareness and threat response capabilities.
- Maintain a current understanding of advanced persistent threats (APTs), threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and cyber threat trends affecting national security.
- Maintain situational awareness of, and execute on demand, Cyberspace Operations (CO) crisis plans.
- Provide situational awareness to a range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting Operational Planning Teams (OPTs).
- Execute resource allocation decisions aligned with organization objectives.
- Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to daily activities.
- Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means., Microsoft Intune (Mobile Device Management Software) +0 Lead Architect TEKsystems
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Requirements
Computer Science Machine Learning Systems Analysis Critical Thinking Computer Networks Security Clearance Data Visualization Information Systems Resource Allocation GIAC Certifications Operational Planning CompTIA Security+ CE Strategy Development CompTIA Certification Artificial Intelligence Organizational Structure Cyber Threat Intelligence IAT Level II Certification CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Systems Security Certified Practitioner GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) GIAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security), * Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with Polygraph required.
- BA/BS degree or higher within Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or related field, or ability to complete degree within one year of hire. Can substitute formal education with extended experience and technical certifications. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Five to eight plus years’ experience supporting CO or intelligence operations, with a focus on support to Joint Targeting. Will accept 10 years’ experience combined across CO, Information Operations, Joint Targeting, and Operational Planning fields.
- DoD or Intelligence Community (IC)-sponsored certification for Joint Targeting.
- Graduate of DoD or IC-sponsored operational planning training and conversant in Joint Operations Planning process, to include all applicable foundational doctrine and methodologies.
- Demonstrated familiarity with target management systems (e.g., MIDB, Coliseum, CAT Targeting Toolkits) supporting non-kinetic effects.
- Working understanding of Joint Targeting Cycle and related doctrine (e.g., CJCSI 3370.01, JP 3-60).
- DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certified.
- Strong familiarity with CO, the DoD Information Environment, and Joint Fires process.
- Demonstrated experience working with targeting Boards and Working Groups (JTWG, JTCM, JTCB) and able to lead boards or working groups, as necessary.
- Independently conduct intermediate target development and preliminary collateral effects analysis.
- Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct Defensive (DCO) and Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO), as well as computer networking fundamentals and concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, 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.
- Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers.
Favorable if you have:
- Masters’ Degree or higher within Cybersecurity, Intelligence Studies, Information Security or related fields.
- Deep understanding of USCYBERCOM organizational 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.
- Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations.
- Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO.
- Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.
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Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That’s why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits .
About the company
If you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We’re not hiring followers. We’re recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We’re already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares., Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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