Plans, Policy, and Doctrine Development Lead

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Plans, Policy, and Doctrine Development Lead

The National Security Sector (NSS) seeks highly qualified and trained Plans, Policy, and Doctrine Development Lead to provide expert guidance and direction to planning activities that underpin United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) Cyberspace Operational Support Services (COSS) program. You will lead Plans, Policy, and Doctrine Development portion of Leidos on-site contract support to a range of services provided to USCYBERCOM J3 (Operations), Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), and Joint Task Force-Ares (JTF-ARES), which include Cyber Operational Planning, Strategy & Doctrine Development, conduct of Campaign Assessments, and ensuring secure IT Communications efforts focused on improving relationships with key partner nations.

You will also be responsible for overseeing programs, initiatives, and projects under the task order, with focus on codifying operational procedures and Cyber Operations (CO) planning process, while supporting doctrinal development, informing employment of available Cyberspace capabilities and enabling development of future Cyberspace capabilities.

• Support and drive on‑going, planned, and future CO by providing direct subject matter expertise in the analysis of doctrine, policy, and operational relationships within the greater cyberspace operations community, with focus on integrating CO in military operations.
• Review existing USCYBERCOM strategic to tactical level plans, policies, applicable doctrine, United States Government (USG) provided authorities, and USG statutes that apply to CO, and provide recommendations for changes that would accelerate and optimize CO.
• Lead research and doctrinal development activities focused on full spectrum CO, to include ensuring notional, planned, and executed operational concepts and lessons learned are considered throughout the development process.
• Develop plans, policies, and doctrine that accounts for emerging technologies, threats, and operational needs, while incorporating operational lessons learned, all within USG and DoD operational & legal framework.
• Ensure all USCYBERCOM and subordinate element plans, policies, and doctrine align with higher level guidance set forth by USG or DoD governing agencies.
• Ensure plans, policies, and doctrine promote interoperability with military services.
• Support development of training materials and delivery Joint Forces that focus on understanding of applicable USG, DoD, Joint, Agency, and service‑specific CO policies & doctrine.
• Incorporate continuous feedback and learning loop generated by operational outcomes to drive plans, policy, and doctrinal development.
• Present findings of all reviews and policy recommendations to senior USG personnel in manner that is timely, accurate, relevant, and in format useful to the consumer.
• As required, conduct TDY to CONUS/OCONUS locations to facilitate plans, policy, and doctrine development related actions.

• Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) with Polygraph security clearance required. Must be SCI eligible if no current SCI.
• BA/BS degree in field related to National Security, cybersecurity, Information Technology (IT), or computer science with 12 years’ prior experience within Cyber operational community in any capacity or Master’s Degree with 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Five or greater years’ relevant and recent experience supporting plans, strategy, policy, and doctrine development within the cyberspace operations community.
• Five or greater years’ relevant and recent experience in providing subject matter expertise in operational planning in support of military organizations and CCMDs future and long‑term planning efforts.
• Intimate familiarity with military operations including phases of planning, approval, and execution.
• Broad knowledge of Blue‑space Cyber capabilities and demonstrate understanding of available Cyber infrastructure or platforms to conduct range of CO.
• Knowledge of CO intelligence support needs, topics, and focus areas.
• Knowledge of computer networking fundamentals as well as concepts, terminology, and operations of a wide range of communications media…