Cyberspace Fires (Targets) Analyst II

Annapolis Junction, Maryland

Top Secret/SCI w/Poly clearance required 

Talent Orchard, LLC has been contracted by a top defense firm in their search for a Cyberspace Fires (Targets) Analyst II professional for opportunities in Annapolis Junction, MD. 

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the coordination of joint strategic and operational planning and execution of joint fires, targeting, capability pairing, and threat mitigation in support of the Cyber Mission Force and partner operations
• Provides advice to leadership on all principles of the Joint Targeting Cycle to include: Focused, Effects-Based, Interdisciplinary, and Systematic Provides support to future operations planners integrating cyber capabilities into Combatant Command and Global cyberspace plans and operations
• Plans, organizes, determines, and recommends necessary policies, regulations, directives, programs, doctrine, and procedures for the establishment and maintenance of assigned and anticipated joint fires coordination and execution
• Supports OCO target nomination, deconfliction, and planning throughout the entire Joint Operation Planning Process (JOPP) including High-Value, High-Payoff, Time-Sensitive, and Component-Critical targets
• Synchronizes and deconflicts Special Access Program/Special Technical Operation (SAP/STO) capabilities with operational planning
• Acts as the primary participant supporting Joint Targeting and Fires in exercises
• Coordinates targeting strategy development and engagement responsibilities with components, subordinates commands, and supporting commands
• Synchronizes and implements targeting methodologies and prioritization methods with internal and external stakeholders
• Assists with all aspects of cyber advanced targeting to include: interagency planning, joint targeting board support, cyber weapons capability analysis and pairing, target systems analysis, target materials production, collateral effects estimate, and joint planning group support
• Conduct assessments and analysis, shaping targeting methodologies supporting basic, intermediate, and advanced target development.
• Collaborates with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), National Security Agency (NSA), other interagency organizations and other service providers to ensure that USCYBERCOM and/or Cyber Mission Forces Joint Fires requirements are implemented
• Develops cyber TTPs that advise future operations planners on achieving Cyberspace Operations effects within the "realm of the possible" in support of operations and exercise objectives
• Acts as technical liaison on behalf of the USCYBERCOM Operations Directorate between capability SMEs and capability developers, capability testers, planning teams, operations support staff, and operating units during planning and operations
• Participates in USCYBERCOM requirements working groups as a capability support for defined cyber capabilities/tools and/or for targeting
• Act as a liaison between the Fires and Intel divisions regarding the cyber tasking processes and targeting cycle
• Conducts outreach briefs to inform external partners and stakeholders on USCYBERCOM Fires processes

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in Fires and/or Targeting
• Minimum of High School Diploma
• Military Information Support Operations (MISO) and Information Operations experience desired 
• TS/SCI with Polygraph 
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Excellent communications skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills 
  • Desired: DOD 8140/DOD 8570 IAT Level II Certification