Exercise Planner SME

Aloha! One of our DOD clients is seeking an Exercise Planner.

• Description
• Advise and manage the customer on networks and information systems for force projection in support of exercises and real-world missions in the theater of operations.
• Prepare and brief senior leaders on network architectures, integration challenges / solutions, and potential risks or resource gaps affecting mission command capabilities.
• Maintain familiarity with all OPLANs involving the customer, aligning planned communications networks for each exercise to an OPLAN.
• Provide recommendations on future and emerging capabilities.
• Develop WAN and LAN architectures based on unit MTOE equipment and GOTS / COTS solutions.
• Document networks, considering redundant nodes, chokepoints, and risks. Subject modifications to the change control board (CCB).
• Collaborate with stakeholders and coalition partners to develop communication plans for exercises.
• Organize disparate units for the implementation of established network plans.
• Lead periodic TIWGs, addressing network and server architectures, communications security, simulation and common operational integration, firewall ports, protocols and services, tactical terminals, spectrum requests, and more.
• Write base orders, signal annexes, and concepts of operation (CONOP) to define mission requirements.
• Provide expertise for deployable Army communications networks for exercises and real-world operations.
• Conduct exercise site surveys and plan conferences to integrate mission networks across geographically disparate areas within the Asia Pacific region.
• Integrate situational awareness on operational tactical networks throughout the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
• Track authorized service interruptions to strategic networks and advise on mitigating actions.
• Provide and identify network life-cycle support, including requirements, architecture, engineering, design, integration, Risk Management Framework (RMF), SIPRNet Connection Approval Process, installation, operation, and maintenance.
• Provide technical integration with current cybersecurity defense capabilities within the theater environment.
• Participate in theater exercise planning and development conferences aligned with the JELC process, supporting the home theater.
• Support exercise execution, including on-site participation and establishing / operating tactical networks with shifts lasting 10-12 hours per day, potentially involving rotating shifts and a callback contingency.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or similar field.
• At start date, must possess the following certifications in ACTIVE status :

o Security+ CE

o CISSP OR CISM

o Army tactical communications systems

o Mission Partner Environment enclave

o OPLANS

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Honolulu, HI.

The pay range for this position is $55.00 - $70.00 / hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following :

This is a fully onsite position in Honolulu,HI.

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 20, 2025.

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