Cyber Policy and Strategy Planner Journeyman - Clearance Required

About the role

Lockheed Martin, Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence invites you to step up to one of today’s most daunting challenges: the use of advanced electronics to undermine our way of life. As a cyber security professional at Lockheed Martin, you’ll protect the networks that our citizens and the world depend upon each minute: financial assets, healthcare information, critical infrastructure, hazardous materials, and the uninterrupted flow of energy that keeps modern life moving. You’ll work with cybersecurity experts on the forefront of threat protection and proactive prevention in a fast-paced, real-world environment, drawing on your education and experience as well as Lockheed Martin’s resources to keep threats at bay.

The scope of this effort encompasses tasks that provide USCYBERCOM with the sustained ability to fulfill its mission to direct, synchronize, and coordinate cyberspace planning and operations to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners. These tasks include coordinating, synchronizing, deconflicting, and integrating operational planning efforts for full-spectrum cyberspace operations. The anticipated award of this effort is Fall 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide Cyberspace Operations Support Services (COSS) aligned with core disciplines: Cyberspace Operations, Cyberspace Planning, Cyberspace Training and Exercises, Strategy/Policy/Doctrine Development and Campaign, Assessments, Information Technology (IT)/Communications, Business Area Support and Project Management Engagement Activities.
• Provide the customer with the sustained ability to fulfill its mission to direct, synchronize, and coordinate cyberspace planning and operations to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners.
• Coordinate, synchronize, deconflict, and integrate operational planning efforts for full-spectrum cyberspace operations.
• Meet the evolving cyberspace operations mission in support of the Joint warfighter.
• Apply an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to plan, design, develop, validate and verify Cyber solutions across the lifecycle.
• Conduct cyber risk assessment activities including threat modeling, vulnerability analysis and analysis of mitigation solutions.
• Coordinate and address Supply Chain risk management concerns.
• Develop, evaluate and analyze design constraints, trade-offs and detailed system and security design as they pertain to the Cyber domain.
• Coordinate with Cyber and system architects and developers to provide oversight in the development of solutions.
• Conduct cybersecurity test and evaluation of hardware and/or software designs to verify and validate compliance with defined specifications and requirements.
• Employ cyber security processes, methods, techniques and tools and assure their consistent application.
• Implement appropriate Assessment and Authorization activities as required by customers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus 6–13 years of relevant experience or
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus 3–10 years of relevant experience or
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus 3–8 years of relevant experience.

• Experience leading the full lifecycle of a cyberspace strategic plan, to include drafting sections of cyberspace plans and conducting gap analyses between current capabilities and mission requirements.
• Experience producing policy briefs, white papers, and executive summaries for senior leadership.
• Experience mentoring junior analysts on research methods, policy writing standards, and clearance handling.
• Experience reviewing existing cyber policy, strategy documents, and statutory guidance.
• Experience conducting basic research on emerging cyber threats and standards.
• Must possess a current US Security Clearance TS/SCI with polygraph.

Desired Skills

• Strong written communication skills; demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise policy documents for senior leadership.
• Familiarity with DoD cyber policy frameworks and relevant statutory authorities.
• Ability to work independently while coordinating across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Excellent stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency with document-management tools and version-control systems.
• Understanding of emerging cyber threat trends and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO).
• Experience in a DoD, intelligence-community, or allied-nation cyber environment (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4×10)
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Education Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

For Washington state applicants only: Non-represented full-time employees accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full-time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Pay

Full-Time Salary Range: $110,300.00 – $204,900.00

Lockheed Martin considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills as well as market (work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.