Plans and Strategy Lead - Space Operations

As the Plans and Strategy Lead (PSL) supporting a national security program space warfighting mission, you will be responsible for executing Joint Planning Processes (JPP) and Combatant Command (COCOM) processes to transition desired strategies into daily NOC operations. You will evolve IC participation and contributions for interagency exercises by assessing the quality and effectiveness of training and implementing informed changes within procedures, orders, plans and other deliverable products. As the senior planning team member, you will oversee the capture of real world and training “lessons-learned” to facilitate leadership and decision-maker review and approval. A successful candidate will demonstrate expert mission and space operations experience to develop criteria for consideration of effects-based operations against threats to IC systems.  Additionally, the PSL will ensure team logistical support for contingency operations planning meetings and workshops for IC and external partners’ leadership.  

Responsibilities:  

• Lead team shaping of strategic orders, reports and other plans documents with senior experience implementing Adaptive Planning and Execution (APEX) and Joint Operational Planning and Execution Systems (JOPES) planning methodologies 

• Development TTPs, COAs and criteria for the optimization of effect-based operations  

• Adapt plans and procedures in consideration of ongoing integration of Indication and Warning (I&W) systems and tool capabilities and advise integration efforts 

• Determine effectiveness of current procedures and system capabilities; compile “lessons learned” from both real-world events and exercises for improved procedural changes 

• Maintain Awareness of current high-interest terrestrial and space-based activity effecting space domain, threat pattern of behavior as well as asset collection and mission priorities  

• Plan, monitor and prioritize optimal effects-based operations against threat to IC assets 

• Provide logistical support for contingency operations planning meetings and workshops  

• Identify and inform decision-makers of any system, procedural or intelligence gaps and assumptions that may pose a risk to mission success 

• Work full-time on-site at a government facility in Springfield, VA 

***This position is contingent upon award of contract***  

REQUIRED:

• 12+ years’ combined experience working in space defense operations and operations planning with Bachelors in related field; 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree; 11+ years’ relevant experience with MS in related field  

• 7+ years’ combined IC/DoD exercise and planning process experience (i.e., JPP, APEX, JOPES) 

• 2+ years of combined related operations floor and project management experience working with Intelligence Community and COCOMs 

• Active TS/SCI with adjudicated CI Poly   

PREFERRED:  

• 14+ years of combined prior space operations and DoD planning experience  

• Prior integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (STO) and Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP) experience 

• Prior military service in related fields: 5S USSF; USAF 13s (Officer) 1C6 (Enlisted); Army FA40 or FA59; Marine 8866 or 0540 specialty (Weapons School graduate or instructor desired) 

• Prior experience in Project Manager role, exercise planner and/or managing TTPs 

• Advanced understanding of orbital mechanics, flight safety tools and I&W systems 

• Advanced knowledge of foreign/domestic space & ground threat capabilities and space surveillance networks with prior experience in tasking space surveillance resources