Description
Athenix Solutions group is looking for a Cyberspace Joint Operations Planner to serve as key personnel on a large-scale DoD/DoW cyber training and exercise program in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.
This role provides senior-level planning expertise supporting cyberspace training, exercises, mission rehearsals, and force development activities. The successful candidate will lead and integrate joint planning efforts across multiple organizations, support event design and execution, and provide analysis and assessment to inform readiness and operational outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the senior planner supporting cyberspace training, exercise, and mission rehearsal activities
- Apply Joint Training System (JTS) and joint planning methodologies across the full event life cycle (requirements, planning, execution, assessment)
- Lead development of exercise concepts, scenarios, objectives, and planning artifacts
- Support war games, tabletop exercises (TTXs), and large-scale training events
- Coordinate planning efforts across government organizations, service components, and external partners
- Provide subject-matter expertise in cyberspace operations planning at the operational and strategic levels
- Support event execution, observation, and collection of planning and training data
- Develop after-action reports (AARs), assessments, and recommendations to improve training effectiveness
- Brief senior stakeholders on planning approach, execution status, risks, and outcomes
- Mentor junior planners and analysts supporting planning and exercise activities
This position may require some CONUS & OCONUS travel.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret / SCI w/Polygraph clearance
- 8+ years of experience in joint operations planning, cyberspace operations planning, or related operational disciplines
- 3+ years of experience leading planning teams in a joint or operational environment
- Demonstrated experience supporting joint, interagency, or combatant-level planning efforts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior leaders
Desired Qualifications:
- Joint Operations Planner experience in multiple areas of responsibility (AORs)
- Experience planning, conducting, or directly supporting cyber operations at the tactical or operational level
- Familiarity with:
- Joint Publication 3-12 (Cyberspace Operations)
- Joint Publication 5-0 (Joint Planning)
- Joint planning and execution processes
- Experience supporting training and exercise missions in classified environments
- Strong customer engagement and collaborative problem-solving skills
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph clearance
- 8+ years of experience in joint operations planning, cyberspace operations planning, or related operational disciplines
- 3+ years of experience leading planning teams in a joint or operational environment
- Demonstrated experience supporting joint, interagency, or combatant-level planning efforts
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior leaders
- Joint Operations Planner experience in multiple areas of responsibility (AORs)
- Experience planning, conducting, or directly supporting cyber operations at the tactical or operational level
- Familiarity with Joint Publication 3-12 (Cyberspace Operations) and Joint Publication 5-0 (Joint Planning)
- Experience supporting training and exercise missions in classified environments
- Strong customer engagement and collaborative problem-solving skills
What We Do
For Missions That Cannot Fail Athenix Solutions Group is focused exclusively on serving the Intelligence Community, DoD Cyber, Special Operations, and others who operate at the edge. By blending deep domain experience, mission understanding, innovative technology, precise analytics, and specialized subject-matter expertise, we help our customers meet their most challenging and dynamic mission requirements. Whether it’s Systems & Software Development, Intelligence & Cyber Operations, or Special Mission & Force Readiness, our total lifecycle solutions create a decisive advantage against current and future adversaries. These integrated capabilities also maximize mission performance, improve security, increase readiness, and reduce costs. A middle-tier company, Athenix is large enough to offer depth and breadth of capabilities yet unbound by bureaucratic processes that hamstring mega organizations. As a middleweight, we have the speed, know-how, and flexibility to deliver the innovative and agile solutions needed to support tip-of-the-spear missions. Our can-do culture and mission-first attitude are at the heart of everything we do. We understand that our work impacts the safety and security of the nation and the world, and we welcome the responsibility of working on missions that cannot fail
