Training & Exercise Lead

Peraton is currently seeking an experienced Training & Exercise Lead to join our Federal Strategic Cyber group.

Location: Arlington, VA. Flexible for occasional telework - must be local to work location. Telework will depend on the operational requirements of the client. Temporary work locations may be designated at other federal government sites within the National Capitol Region (NCR), as well as the CISA Continuity of Operations (COOP).

Role and Description:

This role supports CISA's Integrated Preparedness and Readiness Program (IPRP) which encompasses three functional areas:
• Exercise Support
• Corrective Action (After Action Reviews)
• Readiness Assessment
• You will establish procedures to produce a continuous, integrated assessments of CISA's preparedness through each phase of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program's (HSEEP) Integrated Preparedness Cycle.
• You will ensure CISA regions, divisions and offices conducting exercises and AARs have appropriate guidance and tools to consistently analyze how their activities support CISA's continuous improvement endeavors to revise plans, build and sustain capabilities, support professional development, maintain preparedness, and an optimized and empowered workforce.
• Will serve as the primary analyst on after-action reviews (AARs) of CISA's real-world incident response efforts and its performance during internal exercises. The AAR process includes interviewing senior leaders; surveying the CISA workforce; conducting research of policy, doctrine, and industry best practices; drafting the report; guiding the report through the approval process; and tracking the implementation of improvements and recommendations.
• Write, edit, and publish doctrine, policy directives, standard operating procedures, exercise situation manuals, exercise evaluation manuals, briefing memos, decision memos and readiness assessment reports.
• Track and review the work of junior team members and provide administrative support as required.
• Apply knowledge of effective writing principles and practices executing day-to-day functional activities applying IOD processes, procedures, work instructions, and checklists, to develop and refine the IOD Suite of Exercise Plans in accordance with the CISA style guide and the CISA/SPP Policy and Governance Frameworks.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree and minimum of 10 years' experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree requirement.
• Understanding of the various types of cyber threats, attack vectors and the consequences of cyber-attacks.
• Experience and demonstrated strong ability to schedule, announce, plan, coordinate and execute large-scale, dynamic planning conferences, work group meetings, interim progress reviews, teleconferences and both secure and unclassified video-teleconferences.
• Demonstrated leadership experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI is required.
  • In addition, selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DHS background investigation (EOD) for continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Emergency and Disaster Management or similar field.
• Prior experience in emergency management at the state or federal level.
• Experience administering or developing SharePoint tools.

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