Exercise Planner

Description At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? Leidos is seeking a Exercise Planner to be a part of an exercise support team providing HSEEP exercise planning and design, development, conduct, and evaluation support for CISA's National Cybersecurity Exercise Program (NCEP), including supporting all aspects of exercise coordination, documentation, participant support, and basic reporting activities. This role supports both day-to-day program operations and execution of exercise events by maintaining organized materials, tracking actions, and supporting tools used to register, track, and analyze participants and findings. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading! Leidos' Homeland Sector's Airports, Borders, and Security (ABS) business area delivers air travel modernization, border protection, and critical infrastructure security solutions that help build a safer, more resilient homeland. Operating globally across aviation security, passenger screening, cybersecurity, and border and port security, ABS integrates next-generation technologies-including AI-driven analytics, advanced threat detection, and command-and-control platforms-to secure the movement of people and goods worldwide by improving situational awareness, accelerating decisions, and strengthening operational outcomes for customers. Your greatest work is ahead! Primary Responsibilities Include: Support aspects of exercise design, development, conduct, and evaluation on a team working concurrently on multiple exercises across the country. Provide administrative and coordination support for exercise planning meetings, including scheduling, logistics, and capturing action minutes. Support creation and maintenance of exercise documentation packages (e.g., invitations, sign-in sheets, meeting notes, and other administrative documents). Support participant registration and tracking activities using technical tools provided/used by the program. Support collection and organization of findings, recommendations, and lessons learned for post-exercise products. Support program operations tasks as directed (e.g., maintaining an exercise calendar, assisting with content organization onCISA.gov/otherplatforms, supporting all-hands coordination). Support development of exercise scenarios, discussion questions, injects, goals and objectives, exercise conduct materials, and evaluation materials. Participate in meetings with Senior Exercise Planners and Regional Exercise Leads regularly to ensure timely production of materials and exercise execution. Required Experience, Skills, and Education: Ability to obtain DHS EOD. 2+ years experience developing, conducting, and evaluating HSEEP exercises. Demonstrated experience writing exercise planning, conduct, and evaluation materials. Experience providing administrative and documentation support in a fast-paced operations environment (meeting logistics, calendars, correspondence, and deadline tracking). Strong attention to detail supporting editing/formatting so products align to style expectations and are free of grammatical errors. Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education: Active Top Secret SCI security clearance. Experience supporting data collection and basic analysis activities (e.g., compiling survey results and tracking trends over time). Experience supporting dashboards or visual tools that provide visibility into operations and key performance indicators. Experience with cybersecurity exercises. Cybersecurity Certifications Security + ISC2 Original Posting: July 21, 2026 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 $82,550.00 - $149,225.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. 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