Cyberspace Exercise Planner - 174831

About the role

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Cyberspace Exercise Planner to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Department of Defense (DoD) Combatant Commands (COCOMs) based in Fort Meade, MD. This is a full-time, fully onsite position responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing cyber training and exercise activities that enhance mission readiness, operational effectiveness, and joint force preparedness within a high-stakes national security environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive cyber exercise planning support throughout the Joint Event Lifecycle (JELC), ensuring training objectives align with internal and external exercise requirements.
• Coordinate and host planning meetings with stakeholders to integrate training requirements, objectives, and assessment criteria.
• Draft exercise-related orders and directives, including initiating directives, execution orders, and exercise planning documentation.
• Maintain and manage the exercise SharePoint planning portal to ensure accurate and timely dissemination of planning information.
• Represent the command at JELC planning events, identifying capability gaps, gathering requirements, and integrating command objectives.
• Develop detailed cyber scenarios that effectively support command training and exercise objectives.
• Identify, develop, and manage training objectives within the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS).
• Coordinate with team members to develop measures of effectiveness (MOEs) and measures of performance (MOPs) for training objectives and operational scenarios.
• Support development and maintenance of the Joint Training Plan (JTP) and Joint Exercise Plan (JEP), ensuring alignment with command readiness requirements.
• Plan, organize, coordinate, and participate in Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drills, and related readiness activities.
• Support daily operations and readiness initiatives across the command environment.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support mission planning, readiness assessments, and joint training objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 8-12 years of applicable experience; additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Joint Training System as outlined in CJCSI 3500.01 and CJCSM 3500.03.
• Experience utilizing JTIMS, JLLIS, and Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) to support Joint Readiness processes.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and logical reasoning skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex information across command and staff organizations.
• Experience supporting military exercises, operational planning, readiness reporting, or joint training environments.

Qualifications

• ITIL v3 Foundation Certification
• Experience supporting DoD, Combatant Commands, Joint Staff, or DISA exercise programs.
• Familiarity with cyber operations planning and readiness assessment methodologies.

Pay

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000 (depending on experience)

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)
• PTO
• Sick Leave as required by law