Exercise Planner

Force including, Cyber Operations, Military Information Support Operations (MISO), and Military Deception (MILDEC)-the planner ensures exercises are realistic, mission-aligned, and reinforce joint operational readiness and influence integration. This position is on a future contract pending award announcement.

Possible locations for this position are as follows:

• MacDill (Tampa, FL)

• Al Udeid (Qatar)

• Fort Meade (Maryland)

• Northcom (Colorado Springs, CO)

• Camp Humphreys (Korea)

• Arifjan (Kuwait)

• Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (Hawaii)

• Fort Eisenhower (Georgia)

• Offutt AFB (Omaha, NE)

• Naval Operating Base Norfolk (Virginia)

• Southcom (Doral, FL)

• JB San Antonio (Texas)

• Stuttgart (Germany)

• Vicenza (Italy)

• Tyndall AFB (Florida)

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead planning and execution phases of joint, interagency, and multinational exercises, incorporating OIE and influence-relevant threat scenarios.

• Develop and manage Joint Exercise Lifecycle (JELC) events and Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) activities, including planning conferences, exercise directives, and coordinating with joint and service components.

• Integrate Information Forces and capabilities such as MISO, MILDEC, Cyber Operations, Electronic Warfare (EW), Operations Security (OPSEC), and Civil Affairs (CA) into exercise objectives and Master Scenario Event Lists (MSELs).

• Coordinate across operational planning cells-including operations (J3), plans (J5), training and exercises (J7), and OIE (J39)-to ensure alignment with current operational priorities and contingency plans.

• Develop exercise vignettes and scenario injects that test command decision-making and replicate adversary messaging, targeting, and influence tactics.

• Ensure all activities comply with applicable Rules of Engagement (ROE), Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC), and classification/releasability guidelines.

• Support After Action Reviews (AARs) and post-exercise reporting, including lessons learned, assessments of influence-related outcomes, and recommendations for future exercise design.

• Coordinate with the Intelligence Community (IC), interagency stakeholders, and partner nations as appropriate to enhance realism and joint interoperability.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Military Studies, National Security, International Relations, or a related field

• 8+ years of experience in joint planning, operations, or exercise design

• Experience planning or executing exercises with Joint Planning Process (JPP), Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), and joint operations planning

• Experience integrating Information Forces (MISO, MILDEC, cyber, EW, OPSEC, CA) into exercise scenarios or operational plans

• Experience working with Joint Operational Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS)

• Familiarity with joint doctrine including Joint Publication (JP) 3-0 (Joint Operations), JP 5-0 (Planning), and JP 3-13 (Information Operations)

• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Strategic Studies, Operational Art, Irregular Warfare, or a related discipline

• Graduate of Joint Planner Course (JPC), School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), or a senior-level Service or Joint Command and Staff College

• Experience supporting Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), or Joint Task Forces (JTFs)

• Experience building exercise vignettes, scripting MSELs, and conducting campaign-level exercise design

• Familiarity with Global Force Management (GFM), Time-Phased Force and Deployment Data (TPFDD), and force allocation processes

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Original Posting:
July 27, 2025
For 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 $89,700.00 - $162,150.00

The 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.