Maritime Planner

Job Title: Maritime Planner

Job Category: Intelligence

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 25%

Type of Travel: Continental US

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The Opportunity:

Join a team dedicated to advancing national security through innovative irregular warfare and operations expertise. CACI is hiring a Maritime Planner to join a program that will deliver mission-critical advisory, training, and operational support services that help mission partners stay ahead of rapidly evolving global threats. Working across geographic and functional combatant commands, these professionals play a vital role in developing, integrating, and sustaining mission-ready task forces that enhance joint force effectiveness and operational success.

This is an opportunity to contribute to high-impact missions, collaborate with experienced professionals, and support strategic operations that strengthen our nation's defense capabilities around the world. Candidates who thrive in dynamic environments, embrace complex challenges, and are committed to mission excellence will find meaningful opportunities for growth and impact within CACI and on this team.

Responsibilities:

• Synchronizes maritime operations with OIE, IW, Sensitive Activities and/or Compartmented (e.g. STO, SAP, and ACCM) planning to ensure information effects are aligned with maritime maneuver and naval objectives

• Plans and coordinates employment of maritime capabilities in support of OIE, IW, and/or Sensitive Activities objectives, including presence, signaling, and deterrence activities

• Aligns maritime operations with information forces or capabilities to reinforce desired narratives and influence target audiences

• Develops maritime-focused inputs to estimates, concepts of operation, OPORDs, CONPLANs, OPLANs, annexes, appendices, and other planning products

• Incorporates maritime intelligence, indications and warnings, and assessment inputs to inform OIE planning and execution

• Coordinates with joint, interagency, and partner stakeholders to ensure unity of effort and deconfliction.

• Advises leadership on maritime information risks, opportunities, and second-order effects

• Ensures maritime planning considerations comply with applicable legal, policy, and rules of engagement requirements

• Develop measures of performance and effectiveness to assess maritime contributions to OIE. IW, and/or Sensitive Activities outcomes

• Produces and delivers decision-quality maritime planning products, assessments, and briefs

• Ensure adherence to information protection, compartmentation, access control, and security requirements throughout planning and execution

• Coordinates with Intelligence Community, DoD, interagency, allied, partner and industry, stakeholders to ensure de-confliction, unity of effort, oversight compliance, and capability alignment

Qualifications:
Required: 

• Active TS clearance w/ SCI eligibility and willingness to submit to polygraph

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

• 5+ years of experience planning, coordinating, and synchronizing maritime activities with IW, OIE, Sensitive Activities, and/or compartmented military or IC activities (e.g. IJISTO, SAP, ACCM, etc.).

• 3+ years of experience working in a J3X, J39, J2X, STO/SAP planning cell, Joint Targeting cell or similar organization      

• 7+ years of success in working within military planning processes including Joint Planning Process (JPP), military decision-making process, joint targeting process, and/or military campaign planning

• Demonstrated experience briefing or delivering written operational concepts to executive/senior-level (GO/FO/SES) decision makers 

Desired:

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph

• Knowledgeable in intelligence disciplines, capabilities, limitations, and platforms and relevant Intelligence Community Directives

• 7+ years of experience coordinating compartmented or sensitive operational activity with the IC, Interagency, Allies and/or Partners

• Graduate of one or more of the following: Joint Professional Military Education Phase 1 and 2, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, School of Advanced Warfighting, School of Advanced Military Studies, Maritime Operational Planners Course, STO Planner's Course, Advanced Special Operations Managers Course, MILDEC Planner's Course

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What You Can Expect:

 A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Pay Range:

There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$65,000 - $136,500

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.