Defense Deception Activities Planner

About the Role

Join a team dedicated to advancing national security through innovative irregular warfare and operations expertise. CACI is looking for individuals to join a program that delivers mission-critical advisory, training, and operational support services that help mission partners stay ahead of rapidly evolving global threats. Working across geographic and functional combatant commands, these professionals play a vital role in developing, integrating, and sustaining mission-ready task forces that enhance joint force effectiveness and operational success. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact missions, collaborate with experienced professionals, and support strategic operations that strengthen our nation's defense capabilities around the world.

Responsibilities

• Synchronizes Defense Deception Activities (DDA) with campaign and operational objectives.
• Integrates DDA planning across joint, component, and functional staffs to ensure alignment with operations, intelligence, OIE, targeting/fires, and campaign objectives.
• Coordinates and synchronizes with Information Forces and information capabilities, including OPSEC, PSYOP, Cyberspace Operations, and Electronic Warfare (EW), to integrate deception effects, mitigate risk, and reinforce campaign or operational objectives.
• Monitors DDA outcomes and impacts through intelligence reporting, open-source research, data exploitation, and assessment frameworks, applying measures of performance (MOPs) and measures of effectiveness (MOEs) to evaluate outcomes and inform operational and strategic decision making.
• Designs, authors, and refines DDA annexes, appendices, tabs, and supporting planning products, translating approved concepts into executable guidance.
• Ensures DDA-related information systems, access controls, and data handling comply with DoD security, compartmentation, and information protection standards.
• Facilitates secure coordination and information sharing with interagency, allies, partners, industry, and academic institutions supporting DDA efforts.
• Conducts periodic reviews to assess DDA effectiveness, compliance, and risk, recommending adjustments to improve operational impact and security posture.

Requirements

• Current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
• Bachelor of Arts/Science in a relevant field such as Strategic Communications, International Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Military Science or other applicable field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in Military Deception, OPSEC, sensitive activities, IW, SOF operations, and national-level policies.
• 7+ years demonstrated experience with military planning processes including Joint Planning Process (JPP), military decision-making process, joint targeting process, and/or military campaign planning.
• Completion of Joint Military Deception Training Course, Army MILDEC Planner’s Course, Joint OPSEC Course, Joint Information Planners Course (formerly JIOPC), Army FA 30 Qualification Course, or other Information Related Capabilities formal training completion.
• Demonstrated experience with Operational to Strategic level planning, to include working on CCMD, Service Component Command, Joint Task Force staff.
• Knowledge of CAP/SAP/ACCM programs, Joint Doctrine, and emerging concepts related to Defense Deception Activities.

Qualifications (Desired)

• Knowledgeable in intelligence disciplines, capabilities, limitations, and platforms and relevant Intelligence Community Directives.
• Experience or knowledge of HUMINT and CI Operations and application and associated authorities.
• 7 years experience coordinating compartmented or sensitive operational activity with the IC, Interagency, Allies and/or Partner.

Benefits

• A culture of integrity, placing character and innovation at the center of everything.
• An environment of trust, valuing unique contributions and providing autonomy through flexible time off and robust learning resources.
• A focus on continuous growth, advancing national missions and building on a track record of success.
• Comprehensive benefits including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off.

Pay

The proposed salary range for this position is $71,800 - $150,800. There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.

Schedule

• Full time
• Up to 25% travel required (local)