Senior Cyber Operations Planner

What you'll do

Serve as a senior Cyber Operations Planner who

• Develops plans, orders, CONPLANs, OPLANs, and OPORDs supporting Cyber operations
• Leads the OPORD process from concept through orders generation, applying operational art and operational design under Joint Operations Planning environments
• Integrates cyberspace capabilities, cyber effects into deliberate, contingency, campaign, and crisis action plans in coordination with Joint Planning Groups (JPGs) and Operational Planning Teams (OPTs)
• Provides cyber access planning expertise, applying in-depth technical understanding of APT networks and cyber assets to support capability pairing, and threat mitigation coordination for Joint and Coalition operations
• Engages directly with operators, mission leads, and technical directors to ensure plans and orders reflect current operational realities, constraints, and mission requirements
• Directs gap analysis, operational assessment, and analysis efforts, and executes or supervises technical research and analysis products, executive summaries, and planning design briefings for senior leadership
• Monitors and reviews strategy, doctrine, policy, and higher-echelon guidance, making recommendations to ensure planning compliance and incorporate emerging cyberspace considerations
• Supports development of exercise scenarios, operational plans, and supporting documentation to achieve exercise training priorities
• Mentors journeyman and mid-level planners, reviewing plans and products for technical accuracy and compliance prior to leadership submission

What you'll need

• 7 years of experience as a Cyberspace Operations Planner with BA/BS, or 5 years with MS/MA, or 3 years with Ph.D., or 10 years of experience in lieu of a degree with high school diploma
• Working knowledge of Joint Operations Planning and systems
• Education or experience with military joint operations planning through Joint Professional Military Education Phase II (JPME II) from a CJCS-accredited joint education program listed in CJCSI 1800.01E; JIOPC or similar military operations planning courses may be substituted for JPME II
• DoD 8140-aligned qualification for the applicable planner work role

Bonus Points if you have

• Experience across multiple planning disciplines (cyber effects, cyber fires, cyber access, cyber targeting) rather than a single specialization
• Knowledge of the Cyber Tasking Cycle (CTC), Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs), and target intelligence coordination processes
• Knowledge of Cyber Effects and Information Operations (IO)/Information Advantage Operations planning and execution
• Experience with Joint Cyber Operations in support of National Defense
• Demonstrated initiative and prior experience mentoring or leading junior/journeyman planning staff
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work independently under compressed timelines

Clearance: Must have an active TS/SCI with polygraph level clearance

Pay and benefits

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below.

Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia is:

$116,900—$243,100 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included.

This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.