The Role
Supports cyberspace operational planning, fires integration, targeting, and cyber capability pairing across DoD organizations. Develops OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, briefings, assessments, and recommendations. Coordinates operational, intelligence, targeting, and technical inputs; analyzes cyber threats and vulnerabilities; supports exercises, target boards, approval processes, and identification of capability gaps. Requires extensive DoD cyber planning experience and a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
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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:
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and other operational planning products.
- Support targeting selection, development, validation, synchronization, and deconfliction activities associated with cyberspace operations.
- Support the integration and pairing of cyber capabilities with operational objectives and target requirements.
- Coordinate assigned planning actions with operations, intelligence, targeting, technical SMEs, and other stakeholders.
- Apply knowledge of cyberspace tactics, techniques, procedures, threats, and vulnerabilities to support operational planning and threat mitigation.
- Support joint fires planning and coordination activities in accordance with applicable policies, doctrine, and procedures.
- Participate in activities, exercises, working groups, and other operational planning forums.
- Assist capability SMEs and planners in translating technical cyber capabilities into operational planning considerations.
- Identify and document operational requirements, capability gaps, and planning considerations for future operations.
- Support the development of staff products, briefings, assessments, lessons learned, and recommendations.
- Support applicable cyberspace operations review and approval processes in accordance with governing policy and guidance.
- Perform other related planning and analytical duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Clearance: U.S. Citizen; TS/SCI w/ Poly.
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Cyberspace Operational Planners Course (COPC), or related experience.
- Certification: Required
- 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.
Benefits
- Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
- 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
- 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
- 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
- 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
- Competitive Pay
- Generous paid leave and holiday package
- Tuition and training reimbursement
- Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- U.S. citizenship
- TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph
- Bachelor's degree, Cyberspace Operational Planners Course, or related experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience supporting DoD, military, intelligence, cyberspace operations, targeting, or operational planning activities
- Experience integrating cyberspace capabilities into DoD-related planning
- Experience developing or substantially contributing to OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, CONOPS, courses of action, concepts of support, and related planning products
- Experience supporting targeting cycles, including nomination, development, validation, prioritization, deconfliction, and assessment
- Experience supporting target boards, 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 integration of offensive cyberspace capabilities
- 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
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, National Security, or a related field
- DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification or equivalent
- Experience independently integrating offensive cyberspace operations 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
- 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
- Full-time on-site availability in Maryland
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What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
