Information Operations (IO) Planner – TS-SCI – Fort Meade, Maryland - Peraton
Fort Meade, MD
About the Job
Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking an experienced Information Operations (IO) Planner to integrate Information Related Capabilities (IRC), functions and tasks into all facets of US CYBERCOM’s level planning, and to ensure the command group and staff consider all IRCs in the decision-making process.This position demands an active TS/SCI Clearance and must be able to successfully obtain a CI Polygraph.
As our "IO Planner" you will have the opportunity to:
- Provide expert mission analysis, analytic problem solving, and assessment skills; creatively using all information systems and IRCs regarding; integrating interagency and intelligence community (IC); develop innovative concepts to counter adversarial use of information in the Cyber and electromagnetic spectrum; and consider significant or key cultural aspects that affect operational and tactical planning, security, and risk assessments.
- Review, analyze, and operationalize tactical and operational-level IO-related directives in support of maneuver elements.
- Act as a subject matter expert in all operations in the information environment, effectively applying technical skills to operational and tactical planning/execution, identifying, and tracking measures of performance thru attainment of measures of effectiveness, and providing advice concerning the application of all IRC capabilities during the development of operational concepts.
- Use your working knowledge of MISO/IO, Military Deception (MILDEC), operations security (OPSEC), electronic warfare (EW), and cyberspace operations missions, tasks, and overall warfighting functions to support operations, pprovide your understanding on how to integrate joint warfare capabilities, and be capable of synchronizing activities of mutual concern.
- Support related IO competencies to USCYBERCOM planners
- Provide expert level in oral, visual, & written communications and briefing techniques; effectively advise, negotiate and persuade various managers, military officials, and senior leaders; and effectively gain acceptance of recommended concepts, ideas, guidance, policies, and regulations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD (related years of planning experience). 4 additional years of related experience will be considered in lieu of BS/BA education requirement.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience with IO planning at the service or joint level in support of operations at Combatant Commands or Joint Task Forces
- IO (FA30) career field.
- Knowledge in joint operational planning process, military decision-making process, and military campaign plan planning, targeting processes and expertise in developing and accessing tactical and operational level MISO/PSYOP plans and orders.
- Knowledge of service departments (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force) functions and their relationships to the CCMD to coordinate all operations in the information environment in appropriate channels, e.g., Army, Navy, Air Force, or Joint with Experience with joint and/or combined military operations and interagency coordination and DoD, joint, and Army service doctrine, regulations, and policies.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen - Must possess a current U.S. Passport with at least a year remaining before expiration.
- Requires an active DOD Top Secret/SCI security clearance, based on current security background investigation. Must be able to obtain a Polygraph. A Top Secret with SCI Eligibility will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recent joint or service level information operations planning experience
- Joint cyber operations planners’ course
- Joint information operations planner course
- Defense OPSEC planner course
- Special warfare advanced targeting and analysis course
- Special operations MILDEC planners’ course
- Irregular warfare course
- Capable of recommending changes to policy, force structure and design, and command relationships
- Proficient in integrating IRC capabilities into cyber plans and operations.
- Knowledge of military command relationships and command and control (C2) procedures.
- Able to coordinate MISO/PSYOP, EW, MILDEC actions within the proper channels and develop policies that incorporate the principle of C2.
- Experience with integrating, coordinating, and synchronizing adjacent and supporting operations, as well as developing support for related capabilities and their activities. Be familiar with, certified in, or have applicable operational/field time experience in:
- Military Deception (MILDEC)
- OPSEC
- EW
- Cyberspace operations
- Coordinating intelligence requirements
- Ability to engage senior leaders and staff and conduct complex briefings to large audiences.
- Ability to work effectively within a task organized working groups
- Expertise in planning, integrating, and coordinating with interagency and intelligence community entities.
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