Description
Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Senior Cyber Event Planner in our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits, including Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in National Security!
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Job Summary:
Join our team supporting a cutting-edge Cyber Program and make an impact by guiding the definition, implementation, and delivery of capability focused on U.S. CYBER COMMANDS (USCYBERCOM) Joint Cyber Training Enterprise (JCTE). You will provide direct support to the Plans and Exercise Lead for the JCTE, one of the largest cyber training and operations platforms in the world. The candidate will enable project teams through supporting the execution of cyber training and testing events within a cyber range, specifically as a White Cell Event Planner. You will assist the exercise control team (White Cell) in an advisory capacity to support the execution of collective training events. This support includes coordinating with exercise stakeholders (Blue Team, Red Team, Green Team) to ensure exercise events meet the stated training objectives for each component of the exercise. Additionally, this role will provide advisory support to team and collective assessments for exercises. The candidate will also support the development of after-action review materials and regularly interact with the customer to establish priorities and report on status of work and events.
This position requires both leadership and management experience, as well as excellent presentational skills. Don't miss the opportunity to take your career to the next level and be part of an innovative and dynamic environment. Apply now!
Responsibilities Include:
- Exercise Support: Advise live exercise control team (white cell) to support execution of collective training events.
- Cyber Exercises and Operations: Provide advisory support to team and collective assessments conducted in the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE).
- Operational Design: Ensure each component of the exercise meets stated training objectives for exercise participants.
- Customer Engagement: Assist stakeholders with gathering scenario inputs to include mission type, threat, terrain configuration and employment of red cell applications in support of training events and exercises.
Basic Qualifications:
- Educational Background: Bachelor's degree (Intelligence, information systems, cybersecurity or related field) and at least eight (8) years of experience in cyber related planning. Or eight (8 plus) years' experience with cyber training, validation exercises, or working with a cyber protection team (CPT) or Combat Mission Team (CMT), to include planning coordinating, and mission execution in lieu of degree.
- White Cell Experience: Experience with white cell exercise support for offensive cyber operations (OCO) and defensive cyber operations (DCO) training exercises.
- Cyber Operations: Deep Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO).
- Training Operations: Experience building scenarios in support of cyber exercise for the DoD or similar experience.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, didactic public speaker, and ability to build basic/intermediate graphics to illustrate intent and brief to general officer level.
- Security: Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI to be considered for this role.
Preferred Qualifications:
- JPME II and/or experience with planning and supporting joint and multinational exercises is highly desired
At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you - apply today.
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Original Posting Date:
2025-02-10
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $104,650.00 - $189,175.00
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.