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The Role
Provides part-time advisory support to a U.S. Government effort focused on strengthening partner-nation defensive cyberspace operations. Assesses cyber defense capabilities, readiness, authorities, processes, institutions, training, and workforce needs; identifies operational, technical, policy, and resource gaps; facilitates mission-area analysis and exercises; and develops evidence-based recommendations, performance measures, and improvement roadmaps for integrating cyber defense into joint and all-domain operations.
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Opportunity (Part-Time): Defensive Cyberspace Operations Advisor - Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group is seeking an experienced Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Advisor to support a U.S. Government advising effort focused on the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). The advisor will assess partner-nation cyber defense capabilities, operational readiness, and institutional gaps and recommend practical improvements to mission assurance and sustained defensive
cyberspace operations.
Location: Remote support (CONUS) and forward engagements (OCONUS) as part of a U.S Government advising effort.
Level of Effort:
Advisor Responsibilities:
Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group is seeking an experienced Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) Advisor to support a U.S. Government advising effort focused on the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). The advisor will assess partner-nation cyber defense capabilities, operational readiness, and institutional gaps and recommend practical improvements to mission assurance and sustained defensive
cyberspace operations.
Location: Remote support (CONUS) and forward engagements (OCONUS) as part of a U.S Government advising effort.
Level of Effort:
- Non-Travel months: Approximately 20-30 hours of remote monthly support.
- OCONUS Engagement months: Approximately 80–100 hours/month
- Travel: Anticipate quarterly OCONUS engagements, Initial travel anticipated January 2027
Objective: Strengthen partner nation's ability to translate defense strategy into operationally relevant cyber missions and plans, integrate defensive cyber operations (DCO) into all-domain operations, and develop the institutions needed to generate and sustain those capabilities. Assist partner nation in drafting cyber policy and
doctrine.
doctrine.
Advisor Responsibilities:
- Assess partner-nation defensive cyberspace operations capabilities, processes, organizational structures, and operational readiness.
- Examine how DCO capabilities are integrated into joint and all-domain operational planning, mission assurance, construct and training of DCO teams, and defense institutional processes.
- Assess cyber defense missions, authorities, command relationships, operational roles, incident response processes, and coordination mechanisms.
- Evaluate processes for detecting, analyzing, responding to, and recovering from malicious cyberspace activity affecting defense networks, systems, and missions.
- Assess DCO planning, cyber protection activities, operational readiness, training, exercises, workforce requirements, and capability-development priorities.
- Identify operational, organizational, technical, workforce, policy, and resource gaps affecting the partner’s ability to conduct sustained defensive cyberspace operations.
- Design and facilitate cyber mission-area analysis, scenario-based discussions, exercises, and institutional decision activities supporting DMF/DPES assessments.
- Develop evidence-based findings, capability improvement options, and proposed performance measures for incorporation into the institutional improvement roadmap.
- Coordinate cyber findings with governance, joint operations, and defense management advisors to ensure cyberspace requirements are integrated into broader defense planning and capability decisions.
- 7+ years of experience in defensive cyberspace operations, cybersecurity operations, cyber operations, or military cyberspace planning.
- Demonstrated experience in cyber defense, incident response, threat-informed defense, mission
assurance, or protection of defense networks and systems.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in defensive cyberspace operations, cybersecurity operations, cyber operations, or military cyberspace planning
- Demonstrated experience in cyber defense, incident response, threat-informed defense, mission assurance, or protection of defense networks and systems
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What We Do
Hoplite Group was created by a team of senior executives with extensive public sector and highly relevant commercial experience in economic development in frontier markets. Our team is unique in that it feels equally at home in the field or in the boardroom. We create sustainable and innovative solutions to complex problems and in the most challenging environments and harshest conditions.
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