About this DCO Cyber Ops Planner role at Leidos
We are seeking a DCO Cyber Ops Planner in Ft Meade, MD.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as a Planner for the defensive cyber mission following common practices established through joint planning curriculum
- Provide information assurance leadership for Cyberspace Defense concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Work independently to evaluate and solve complex cyber security problems quickly and completely and report findings to the Government.
- Apply knowledge to government and commercial common user systems, as well as dedicated special purpose systems requiring specialized security features to track malicious activity with known indicators from intelligence partners.
- Provide guidance and direction to other professionals and serve in a consulting and/or advisory capacity to develop an indicator management program for DISA to monitor, report and eradicate enemy presence on the DODIN.
- Coordinate/collaborate with program offices developing/acquiring tools for defensive cyber operations as well as with the organizations operating those tools to ensure effective implementation and employment.
- Coordinate/collaborate with DISA and DCDC staff to develop operations and exercises that advance operational capabilities.
- Advise leadership on tool capabilities to support ongoing and future operations.
- Foster and encourage a collaborative environment to champion a cybersecurity culture.
- Mentor and train other technical staff.
Basic Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI security clearance.
- Bachelor's degree in IT-related field and 8+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of applicable experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree. Experience with various Microsoft technologies such as MS Office 2013 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and SharePoint
- Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (Sec+ CE or equivalent)
- CND experience (Protect, Detect, Respond and Sustain) within a Computer Incident Response organization. Requires the highest level of understanding and the ability to apply cyber security related principles, theories, and concepts.
- Motivated self-starter with exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated experience briefing and advising Senior Executive Service (SES) and General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) leadership regarding matters of strategic importance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate of the Joint Cyberspace Operations Planning Course.
- Experience with DISA and DoD Networks.
- Advanced Certifications such as SANS GIAC/GCIA/GCIH, CISSP or CASP.
- Demonstrated understanding of the life cycle of network threats, attacks, attack vectors and methods of exploitation with an understanding of intelligence driven defense and or Cyber Kill Chain methodology.
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Original Posting:
September 15, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
