By Light Professional IT Services

Cybersecurity Exercise Planner

By Light Professional IT Services$115K — $175K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 8-12 years of applicable experience; additional experience accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • Understanding of the Joint Training System per CJCSI 3500.01 and CJCSM 3500.03, including JTIMS and DRRS.
  • Strong critical and logical thinking skills for analysis.
  • Advanced verbal and written communication skills for effective information sharing across commands.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive planning support for cyber exercises throughout the Joint Event Lifecycle (JELC).
  • Identify, develop, and manage training objectives within the Joint Training and Information Management System (JTIMS).
  • Coordinate with team members to develop effectiveness/performance measurements for training objectives.
  • Support the development of the Joint Training Plan (JTP) and Joint Exercise Plan (JEP) for command readiness assessments.
  • Plan, organize, and participate in internal and external events to meet command readiness requirements.

Benefits

  • Extensive selection of benefits and offerings for employees.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

This position will support the DISA GSM-O II Task Number 25 (TN25) Department of Defense Cyber Defense Command (DCDC). GSM-O II provides network operations and cyber defense support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in support of the DoD and COCOMs. The selected candidate shall execute in real time, determine how to use military capabilities in time and space to achieve objectives while considering the associated risks.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive cyber exercise planning support for all assigned events throughout the Joint Event Lifecycle (JELC) by linking training objectives to internal and/or external events in order to meet annual assessment requirements. This may include hosting meetings to coordinate internal and external requirements, drafting exercise related orders, to include the initiating and execution directives, maintaining the exercise SharePoint planning portal, representing the command at the JELC events to incorporate command objectives, identify gaps, and gather external requirements, and drafting cyber scenarios with sufficient detail to meet command exercise and training objectives
  • Identify, support the development of, and manage training objectives within the Joint Training and Information Management System (JTIMS)
  • Coordinate with team members and apply analytical methodologies to develop measurements of effectiveness/performance for training objectives and operational scenarios
  • Support the development of the Joint Training Plan (JTP) and the Joint Exercise Plan, (JEP) by aligning training objectives to events that support assessments and Command readiness
  • Support the planning of internal / external events to meet command readiness requirements to include planning, organizing, coordinating, and participating in Tabletop Exercises (TTXs), rehearsal of concept (ROC) drills, and daily operations.


Required Experience/Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline with 8 to 12 years of applicable combined education and experience; additional related years of experience is accepted in lieu of a degree
  • Possess a comprehensive understanding of the Joint Training System as outlined in Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 3500.01and Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Manual (CJCSM) 3500.03, how it is maintained through the JTIMS, tracked in JLLIS, and interfaces to support the Joint Readiness process through the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS)
  • Critical/logical thinking skills
  • Advanced communications and presentations skills (verbal and written) enabling precise conveyance of information across all CC/S/A/FA with command and proper enunciation of the English language


Preferred Experience/Qualifications

  • ITIL v3 Foundation certified


Special Requirements/Security Clearance

  • Active DoD TS/SCI clearance and eligible for C/I Polygraph


Salary Range

Salary Minimum: $115,000

Salary Maximum: $175,000

The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.

About By Light Professional IT Services

By Light Professional IT Services is a provider of full lifecycle information technology and telecommunications solutions to the federal government and commercial clients. The company provides services in the areas of cybersecurity, cloud computing, application development, network engineering, and strategic consulting. By Light has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine and has been named a top workplace by The Washington Post.
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