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Exercise Planner

United States, Fort Meade Employment contract 69400.00 - 158000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted June 10, 2026
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As an Exercise Planner on our team, you’ll support unit training and exercises, including designing, developing, executing, and evaluating client training and certification exercises and wargames. You'll provide general support and assist in the overall management of the planning, scheduling, and resourcing of client participation and hosting of exercises. You’ll listen to client challenges and identify threats, gaps, or risks that need to be explored and provide a safe space for recommendations that will make a lasting, real-world impact. You’ll have the chance to work cross-functionally with the Training Team to coordinate training assistance visits and with the Exercise Support Team to provide requisite exercise program support. You will also attend Exercise planning conferences and teleconferences to facilitate client participation.

Job Responsibility

  • Design, develop, execute, and evaluate client training and certification exercises and wargames
  • Provide general support and assist in the overall management of the planning, scheduling, and resourcing of client participation and hosting of exercises
  • Listen to client challenges and identify threats, gaps, or risks that need to be explored
  • Provide a safe space for recommendations
  • Work cross-functionally with the Training Team to coordinate training assistance visits
  • Work with the Exercise Support Team to provide requisite exercise program support
  • Attend Exercise planning conferences and teleconferences to facilitate client participation

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience with supporting cryptologic or cyberspace missions
  • Experience with designing, developing, executing, and evaluating military training, exercises, or wargames
  • Ability to accurately input and maintain information in formal systems of record
  • Active TS/SCI clearance
  • willingness to take a polygraph exam
  • HS diploma or GED

Nice to have

  • Experience with mission support as a language or signals analyst, including acquiring, identifying, processing, and reporting on electromagnetic emissions
  • Knowledge of Cyber Mission Teams (CMTs)
  • Knowledge of the Joint Exercise Life Cycle and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS)
  • Ability to organize varied groups to build a shared understanding of complex challenges
  • Ability to work independently with some guidance
  • Ability to operate advanced functionality with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to think creatively and communicate clearly, including structured narratives and visual graphics
  • Bachelor's degree

What we offer

  • Health
  • Life
  • Disability
  • Financial
  • Retirement
  • Paid leave
  • Professional development
  • Tuition assistance
  • Work-life programs
  • Dependent care
  • Recognition awards program

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