Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) Planners (Senior)

• This position is contingent upon contract award*
• This position is contingent upon contract award*
• Amentum is seeking experienced

Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) Planners (Senior) to support the Apollo program across multiple Combatant Commands (CCMDs).

These planners provide expert integration of information forces and Irregular Warfare (IW) capabilities into CCMDlevel planning, operational design, and execution.

Embedded within a Core Plans/Ops Integration Module, this role directly supports CCJ39 and mission partners by integrating informational power into strategy, operational art, and design; enabling effective OIE and information advantage across the competition continuum.

As an OIE Planner (Senior), you will

• Operational Planning & Integration
• Support mission analysis, COA development, wargaming, and plan refinement in accordance with the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Develop, integrate, and synchronize OIE aligned planning products including annexes, tabs, estimates, and CONOPs.
• Apply a targeting like methodology to information and strategic communications planning, from desired effects through execution and assessment.
• Integrate OIE considerations across operational design, campaign planning, crisis action planning, and global integrated operations.
• Information Forces Integration
• Integrate and synchronize capabilities including PSYOP, JEMSO, OPSEC, DDA, STO/SAP, Cyber, Civil Affairs, Public Affairs, Strat Com, KLE, and other cognitive focused information activities.
• Ensure OIE/IW integration is spatially, functionally, and temporally aligned to create cumulative, reinforcing effects across domains and CCMD boundaries.

Coordinate with intelligence, operations, and plans directorates (J2/J3/J5) to ensure OIE is embedded across staff processes.

• Support the Review and Approval Process for CONOPs involving Sensitive Activities and STO, ensuring compliance with IJSTO and Do W regulations.
• Assessment & Target Audience Analysis
• Integrate information environment assessments, information estimates, and adversary/actor analysis.
• Integrate behavioral, cultural, and cognitive insights into planning, leveraging data sources and analytic frameworks.
• Integrate measures of performance and measures of effectiveness to inform campaign assessment and ROI calculations.
• Leverage AI enabled tools, predictive analytics, and data driven methodologies to enhance planning and decision making.
• Strategic Communications & Influence Integration
• Support integrated strategic communications processes, aligning information forces and activities to CCMD campaign plans.
• Advise on the nuances between traditional fires/targeting and cognitive focused targeting like processes.
• Develop messaging concepts and synchronize information effects across multiple domains and audiences, and mission partners.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Coordination
• Liaise with Joint Staff, OSD, CCMDs, Information Force elements, interagency partners, and multinational counterparts.
• Represent OIE equities in joint planning groups, working groups, and operational planning teams and other CCMD Battle Rhythm events.
• Continuity, Knowledge Management & Professional Development
• Maintain continuity of planning artefacts, templates, and doctrinally aligned methodologies across planning cycles.
• Support development of planning repositories, knowledge management structures, and decision support visualization products.

Required Qualifications

• Must have an Active Top Secret US Government Clearance with SCI Eligibility (TS SCI). Note: US Citizenship is required to maintain a Top Secret Clearance.
• Valid U. S passport
• 8+ years of OIE/IO/IW or Joint planning experience with a BS/BA, or 6+ years with a MS/MA. May consider 4 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• 3+ years of experience supporting CCMD, JTF, TSOC, or equivalent operational headquarters.
• Demonstrated mastery of the Joint Planning Process (JPP), operational design, and targeting like methodologies.
• Experience developing and integrating OIE plans, orders, annexes, and estimates.
• Experience integrating, coordinating, and synchronizing adjacent and supporting operations across information forces.
• Knowledge of service component functions and their relationships to CCMDs.
• Strong understanding of the Information Environment, adversary information capabilities, and influence dynamics.
• Expertise in oral, visual, and written communication, including briefing senior leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate of JIOPC, OPSEC Planner Course, DDA Planner Course, PSYOP Planner Course, Irregular Warfare Course, or Joint Targeting School.
• Experience supporting CENTCOM, INDOPACOM, AFRICOM, EUCOM, NORTHCOM, SOUTHCOM, CYBERCOM, or STRATCOM.
• Experience integrating cyber, EW, space, intelligence, and communications capabilities into OIE planning.
• Experience with interagency and intelligence community coordination.
• JPME I, SAMS/SAAS/SAW, or equivalent advanced military education.
• Demonstrated creativity, adaptability, and ability to operate in fast paced, multi stakeholder environments.

Compensation Details

$120,000 - 170,000

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements.

Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the Mc Namara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting.

This timeline may change based on business needs.

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