Mid-Level Exercise Planner

Leidos

. Support and lead aspects of exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation across multiple exercises .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $52,000 - $94,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in exercise design, development, and evaluation, with a strong focus on stakeholder coordination and documentation management. Proficient in analyzing complex scenarios and producing high-quality exercise materials.

Highest-signal resume keywords

HSEEP Exercise DesignStakeholder CoordinationStrong Writing SkillsFEMA HSEEP CertificationTime Management

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Hard Skills

Exercise EvaluationCONOPS DevelopmentSITMAN CreationMSEL DevelopmentPost-Exercise ReportingExercise Documentation ManagementParticipant Registration TrackingCyber Scenario Analysis

Soft Skills

CommunicationOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft TeamsCISA.gov

Certifications & Qualifications

FEMA HSEEP CertificationDHS Suitability / CISA EOD

Industry Keywords

HSEEPExercise PlanningCybersecurityGovernment CoordinationOperational Environments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support and lead aspects of exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation across multiple exercises
Communicate and coordinate with the exercise support team, Senior Exercise Planners, Exercise Leads, and exercise stakeholders
Participate in planning meetings and develop agendas, presentations, and meeting minutes
Support development of CONOPS, EXPLAN, SITMAN, MSEL, COSIN, evaluation forms, and invitations/sign-in sheets
Support end-to-end exercise execution, including concept and scope, execution support, evaluation approach, and post-exercise reporting
Create and maintain exercise documentation packages
Support participant registration and tracking using program technical tools
Collect and organize findings, recommendations, and lessons learned
Report regularly to Exercise Leads and the exercise support team
Attend and participate in exercises within the assigned region as required
Support development of CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages and maintenance of the CTEP scenario library
Support internal training activities
Support program operations, including maintaining an exercise calendar, organizing content on CISA.gov/other platforms, and all-hands coordination

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to obtain DHS Suitability / CISA EOD
5+ years experience in HSEEP exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation
Experience coordinating with multiple stakeholders across technical, operational, government, and private-sector environments
Ability to analyze complex cyber scenarios and identify technical, operational, procedural, communications, and information-sharing gaps
FEMA HSEEP Certification or ability to achieve HSEEP certification within 30 days of contract start
Strong writing skills to develop polished exercise materials and documents and post-exercise products
Demonstrated ability to manage time, meet deadlines and milestones
Ability to work on Eastern time zone hours
Ability to be on camera on Microsoft Teams for meetings where required