Cyber Operations Lead

2 weeks ago

Odenton, Maryland, United States Leidos Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Cyber Operations Lead to provide expert guidance and direction to planning activities that underpin Customer/Agency operations.

You will provide Subject Matter Expertise on Cyber Operations to support Leidos on-site contract support to a range of services provided to Customer/Agency J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES).

Main Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic to tactical level guidance and planning support for offensive and defensive cyber operations.
  • Develop cyber strategy and associated documentation, identifying and offering solutions to gaps in capabilities.
  • Lead and mentor elements engaged in CO, with focus on ensuring successful operational outcomes that meet Agency objectives.
  • Support continual skill development within all elements supporting CO through emphasis on coordination with training and exercise support staff to develop structured and ad hoc training.
  • Manage staff function to ensure operational demands are met.
  • Support targeting selection, validation, synchronization, and enable integration during the execution of activities within Cyber Warfare domain.
  • Support Operational Plans (OPLANS), Operational Orders (OPORDs), and Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs) development and implementation.
  • Incorporate outcomes of Joint Operational Planning Groups and Teams (OPG/OPT) into operational planning and execution.
  • Provide leadership and situational awareness across range of projects, Crisis Action Teams, and current operations activities supporting OPTs.
  • Develop and review specific CO plans and guidance for integration into broader planning activities and to ensure that execution and resource allocation decisions align with organization objectives.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of cyber threats and attack methods and techniques emanating from state and non-state adversaries.
  • Review, approve, prioritize, and submit operational requirements for research, development, and/or acquisition of cyber capabilities.
  • Analyze and assess internal and external partner CO capabilities and tools.
  • Support transition of operational planning efforts to current operations.
  • Navigate organizational structure as it pertains to full spectrum CO, including the functions, responsibilities, and interrelationships among distinct internal elements.
  • Integrate and synchronize intelligence planning activities with operational planning timelines.
  • Conduct long-range, strategic planning efforts with internal and external partners in cyber activities.
  • Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, and guidance relevant to organization cyber objectives.
  • Support continual operational improvement through development, implementation, and coordination of continual feedback loop, ensuring assessments of operational outcomes are provided to executing entities and Agency J3/CNMF/JTF-ARES leadership.
  • Communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a confident and well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required. Must be SCI eligible if no current SCI.
  • BA/BS degree within STEM field, National Security Studies, or field of study supporting operational art and science with 10 to 15 years related experience or Masters' degree with 8 to 10 years of experience.
  • Ten years' or greater experience managing teams in support of CO within DoD or IC.
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent (i.e., Prince 2 certification, DAWIA Level III, etc.).
  • Intimate familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution.
  • Intimate familiarity with applicable Joint Publications, to include: JP 1-0 Joint Warfighting; JP 3-0 Joint Campaigns and Operations; JP 3-12 Joint Cyberspace Operations; and JP 5-0 Joint Planning, as well as applicable Strategic-level guidance pertinent to CO.
  • Four years' experience as OCO planner; can waive two years of experience requirement for every year spent on a Combat Mission Team (CMT) in any work role; can waive two years work experience requirement for every year spent in an OCO planner role within a Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber (JFHQ-C) command; OR four years' work experience in offensive cyberspace capabilities development; can waive two years of experience requirement for every year spent on a CMT in any work role.
  • Broad knowledge of Blue-space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct OCO.
  • Understanding underlying intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas across range of CO.
  • Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media (computer and telephone networks, satellite, fiber, wireless).
  • Ability to support timely, accurate, relevant analytical production, to include documents, summaries, issue papers, talking points, and briefings.
  • Demonstrated proficiency working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, ability to proactively multi-task and meet short deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal, critical thinking, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly convey complex and technical data to nontechnical consumers.

Favorable Qualifications

  • Masters' Degree within STEM field, National Security Studies, or field of study supporting operational art and science.
  • Intimate familiarity with Agency organizational structure and mission.
  • Prior experience supporting Joint operations across multiple warfighting domains.
  • Demonstrated experience incorporating Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into operations at any level to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operational outcomes.
  • Experience with Space-enabled CO.
  • Joint Professional Military Education, Phase II (JPME II) graduate, or civilian equivalency.
  • Formal training within field of Cyber Warfare and Joint Operations.
  • Familiar with art of Data Science and applicability to CO.
  • Familiar with Microsoft Power BI data visualization software.
  • Desired Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (CCNA Security, COMPTIA CySA+, COMPTIA Security + CE, GICSP, GSEC, SSCP).

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