Information Operations (IO) Planner

Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) is seeking a highly experienced and skilled mission-driven Information Operations (IO) Planner to support CENTCOM campaigning, mission planning, and execution at the operational and strategic level as part of the APOLLO/OPIAS. This role involves planning, Information Forces and their capabilities integration (IRC), and coordination across joint, combined, and interagency teams. The OIE planner will be required to work closely with military counterparts to ensure IO effects are integrated into all phases of operations. This position is on a future contract pending award announcement.

Possible locations for this position are as follows:

• AFRICOM

• CENTCOM

• SOUTHCOM

• EUCOM

• INDOPACOM

• NORTHCOM

Possible locations for this position are as follows:

• MacDill (Tampa, FL)

• Al Udeid (Qatar)

• Fort Meade (Maryland)

• Northcom (Colorado Springs, CO)

• Camp Humphreys (Korea)

• Arifjan (Kuwait)

• Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Hawaii)

• Fort Eisenhower (Georgia)

• Offutt AFB (Omaha, NE)

• Naval Operating Base Norfolk (Virginia)

• Southcom (Doral, FL)

• JB San Antonio (Texas)

• Stuttgart (Germany)

• Vicenza (Italy)

• Tyndall AFB (Florida)

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess lethal and non-lethal effects from Information Forces and activities (i.e., MISO, MILDEC, EW) and provided recommendation into the targeting process for refinement of targeting guidance and objectives

• Apply situational awareness  within planning and synchronization of OIE with CCMDs mission partners.

• Develop plans and concepts to leverage the inherent informational aspects of joint force activities in the theater.

• Apply operational art and operational design in the application of JOPP/MDMP.

• Integrates Information Forces and activities across multiple domains, environments, and geographic boundaries, supporting both domestic and overseas operations via OIE planners, intelligence analysts, cultural advisors, and linguists

• Work with military planners to break down and synthesize data in a manner that best informs plans and operations.

• Provide analysis which will include presentation of basic descriptive statistics, longitudinal analysis, and hypothesis testing (to include, but not limited to, non-parametric correlation and principal components analysis).

• Support assessments of the information environment, applying a combination of opinion research data, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights.

• Contribute to design of opinion research and interpretation of findings. Examples of opinion research includes survey, flash polls, focus groups, and in-depth interviews.

• Develop innovative concepts to counter adversarial use of information in the Information Environment (IE) and consider significant or key cultural aspects that affect operational and tactical planning, security, and risk assessments.

• Apply technical skills to tactical, operational, and strategic level planning/execution, identify and track measures of performance through attainment of measures of effectiveness, and provide advice concerning the application of PSYOP/MISO during the development of operational concepts.

• Review, analyze, and operationalize tactical and operational-level OIE-related directives in support of mission elements.

• Integrate with interagency and intelligence community (IC)

• Integrate, coordinate, and synchronize adjacent and supporting operations, as well as develop support for related capabilities and their activities.

• Use working knowledge of MISO/IO, Military Deception (MILDEC), operations security (OPSEC), electronic warfare (EW), and cyberspace operations missions, tasks, and overall warfighting functions to support operations, provide your understanding on how to integrate joint warfare capabilities, and be capable of synchronizing activities of mutual concern.

• Review and incorporate commissioned qualitative research to provide context to quantitative findings.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience OR Master’s with 6+ OR 12 years of direct IO planning experience

• Minimum 5 years of IO planning experience at a joint/service level

• Formal OIE background (e.g., FA30, or equivalent civilian/contractor training)

• Strong knowledge of joint planning, targeting, and doctrinal processes

• Active TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Strategic Communications, Information Ops, or National Security

• Completion of JIOPC, OPSEC Planners Course, or similar military planning courses

• SAMS or SAW Graduate

• Operational experience supporting CENTCOM AOR is preferred.  INDOPACOM or AFRICOM is also acceptable

• Familiarity with MILDEC, EW, Cyber, MISO, Public Affairs, Civil Affairs, Space And Intelligence Operations

• Strong cross-functional teamwork and communication skills.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.