SUPERVISORY CYBER EXERCISE PLANNER
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the USCYBERCOM - Fort Meade, Maryland .
Major duties
Direct and lead a branch within the J71 Collective Training division, exercising full supervisory and personnel management responsibilities for civilian, military, and contractor staff. Lead all phases of cyberspace exercise and wargame development throughout the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC), aligning events with the Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) and USCYBERCOM operational objectives. Apply Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) and Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) to represent the Command in Joint, DoD, and Service-sponsored exercises. Direct Joint Exercise Control Groups (JECGs) during event execution to simulate and evaluate cyber operational actions, ensuring technical and operational accuracy. Evaluate and validate existing and experimental cyberspace Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) through wargame simulations and real-time analysis. Develop and present post-wargame briefings and comprehensive After-Action Reports (AARs) and Executive Summaries to senior leadership, driving refinement of cyberspace program strategies. Oversee team workflow, manage short- and long-term priorities, evaluate performance, apply Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) principles, and monitor contractor compliance.
What you need to qualify
CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT. YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS". This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Senior Level within the CES Occupational Structure. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by leading teams through all phases, including defining strategic objectives based on operational framework, collaborating with technical subject matter experts to design operationally realistic scenarios, and utilizing operational planning processes to integrate exercises with broader operational plans; leading and facilitating cyberspace exercises and wargames including directing and training facilitators including conducting real-time analysis during execution to validate and evaluate existing or prototype tactics, techniques, and procedures; organizing post-wargame review sessions to identify unanticipated cyber issues and their impact on operations; and evaluating training audience performance, analyzing player actions, and developing comprehensive reports or lessons-learned documentation to present findings and recommendations to senior leadership for refining cyberspace program strategies.
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