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Job Description:
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Joint Operations Planner to join our team!
In this role you will get to support the USCYBERCOM J53 Plans and Special Projects Division in the initiation, development, coordination and periodic updates of command campaign and contingency plans.
What You'll Be Doing:
Review and analyze existing directives, policies, doctrines, strategies, and/or instructions from Joint Staff (JS) and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Contractor shall make recommendations to ensure timely compliance and/or consideration in deliberate and crisis planning efforts.
Participate in and provide input to Operational Design (OD), determining CDR USCYBERCOM’s operational planning approach.
Participate and provide input throughout all planning functions, from translating strategic guidance through concept and plan development (i.e., OD, mission analysis, Course of Action [COA] development, COA analysis and war-gaming, COA comparison, COA approval, and plan or order development).
Contribute to developing, revising, and coordinating campaign and contingency plans to include Commander’s Estimates, Base Plans, Concept Plans, and Operations Plans, and ensure CO is integrated with all appropriate and associated annexes and appendices.
Participate in all joint operation contingency and crisis planning activities to ensure proper translation of applicable strategic guidance and application of the Joint Planning Process (JPP) to craft requisite plans and orders.
Assist in the development of contingency/crisis action plans for USCYBERCOM operations in accordance with the Joint Planning and Execution System or other governing DoD doctrine.
Initiate and make recommendations to Government leadership on planning process changes to optimize efficiency and effectiveness as well as on new product/service offerings to enhance the support to deliberate and crisis planning effort.
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
Must have 5 years of experience as a Joint operations Planner or Service-level planner
Four years of planning experience may be substituted with completion of advanced Service planning school, e.g., School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SASS), Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS)
Master’s Degree may count towards planning experience
Complete working knowledge of the Joint Planning Process (JPP)
Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I and JPME Phase II
JPME II-equivalent courses: Air War College, Army War College, Naval War College
Strong analytical/problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and organizational skills; Excellent communication skills
Experience working at an operational and strategic level
Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph, or active TS/SCI with the willingness to get a polygraph.
Minimum Clearance Required to Start:
Top Secret SCIThis position is part of our Federal Solutions team.Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.
Salary Range:
$96,400.00 - $168,700.00Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
