Athenix Operational Planning Exercise Analyst

Athenix Solutions Group is seeking an Operational Planning Exercise Analyst who will coordinate and provide operational and tactical level exercise planning while supporting multiple defensive weapon systems and capabilities. This work is located on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide key strategy-to-task input in operational planning processes, and deliberate and crisis action planning and exercises support to Wing readiness exercises, AF exercises and Joint exercises. 
• Integrate Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) and Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA) capabilities into the 688 Cyberspace Military Exercise Program.
• Conduct weekly and quarterly 16AF Exercise Coordination Team meetings to identify and prioritize exercises support.
• Identify training gaps with multiple organizations to better accommodate units’ training needs.
• Implement Lessons Learned from previous exercise events, incorporating inputs from units into submitted Exercise Coordination Documents.
• Coordinate and make recommendations to the Wing leadership command team on training gaps and proposal development to prepare for varying adversaries.
• Integrate weapons and tactics test and evaluation processes of future technologies into exercise planning.
• Review higher headquarters operational policies, network standard operating procedures (SOP), directives, and Rules of Engagement (ROE) for 688 CW units.
• Record meeting minutes and provided relevant feedback via written communication to the Government of all meetings/reviews/boards/conferences attended, and maintain in an appropriate electronic Government approved shared location.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Minimum of three (3) years cyberspace exercises and/or cyberspace range experience.
• Additionally, one or more of the following:
• BS Information Technology (IT)-related degree
• IAT Level II certification (DoDD 8140) 
• Five years experience in Cyber Security/Network Operations
• Prior certification on a DoD cyber weapon system within the last five years
• Active TS/SCI clearance is required