Future Operations Planner

Overview

DecisionPoint is seeking experienced Future Operations Planning Personnel. This is a planning-focused position where personnel will assist Cyberspace Protection Teams (CPTs) with scheduling and planning upcoming missions. The primary responsibility is to serve as the link between the Numbered Air Force/Cyber Command tasking offices and the CPT squadrons, ensuring missions are assigned to teams with the appropriate readiness levels based on training, personnel staffing, dwell time requirements, and other readiness factors. Personnel will also assist CPTs in addressing readiness deficiencies to help them achieve the required readiness level for future mission taskings.

The positions will be at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (JBSA-Lackland) in San Antonio, Texas. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the Force Readiness personnel to conduct detailed force-to-mission capability analyses.

• Draft data-driven recommendations for suitable Cyber Protection Team (CPT) alignments based on the approved Course of Action (COA) for government consideration.

• Conduct preliminary reviews of nominated missions against established checklists to verify feasibility, scope, and required authorities.

• Draft Requests for Information (RFIs) for government review and submission to higher headquarters to address identified deficiencies. Also provide supplemental intelligence research and preliminary analysis of provided mission data to build out the operational environment picture.

• Draft intelligence-related RFIs to support government validation efforts.

• Personnel will also assist government planners in liaising with designated mission partners to define and scope operational terrain, mission boundaries, and technical details as well as facilitate the refinement of objectives to support a shared understanding of the desired end state.

Qualifications

Clearance Required:       • TS/SCI

Degree and Years of Experience:

• Two (2) or more years’ experience related to Cyber Protection Team (CPT) operations

Required Skills:

• Proven ability to work independently with little to no supervision.• Proven ability to manage their schedule, meet deadlines, schedule meetings, etc.• Proven ability to communicate clearly in writing and speech.• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.• Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).• Knowledge of national and international laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity.• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles.• Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.• Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.• Knowledge of cloud computing service models Software as Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Platform as a Service (PaaS).• Knowledge of cloud computing deployment models in private, public, and hybrid environment and the difference between on-premises and off-premises environments.

Preferred Skills/ Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience scheduling and planning CPT missions• Previous experience in the 16th Air Force related to CPT mission scheduling• Completion of Planner courses such as the Joint Cyber Operations Planners Course (JCOPC)

Additional Requirements:

• Some travel may be required and will vary depending on current circumstances• Positions available at JBSA-Lackland, Texas

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.

Responsibilities

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Coordinate with the Force Readiness personnel to conduct detailed force-to-mission capability analyses.

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Draft data-driven recommendations for suitable Cyber Protection Team (CPT) alignments based on the approved Course of Action (COA) for government consideration.

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Conduct preliminary reviews of nominated missions against established checklists to verify feasibility, scope, and required authorities.

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Draft Requests for Information (RFIs) for government review and submission to higher headquarters to address identified deficiencies. Also provide supplemental intelligence research and preliminary analysis of provided mission data to build out the operational environment picture.

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Draft intelligence-related RFIs to support government validation efforts.

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Personnel will also assist government planners in liaising with designated mission partners to define and scope operational terrain, mission boundaries, and technical details as well as facilitate the refinement of objectives to support a shared understanding of the desired end state.