SME Exercise Planner

Dynamis is seeking an experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) Exercise Planner to lead exercise planning, conduct, and evaluation for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Exercises Subdivision’s Infrastructure Security Exercise Branch (ISEB). Dynamis provides full-spectrum exercise support services to CISA Exercises in accordance with Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidelines for discussion- and operations-based exercises addressing all hazards threat scenarios for critical infrastructure owners and operators. While the focus of the Infrastructure Security Exercise Support Services contract is to conduct exercises to test and validate plans and capabilities against physical security and natural hazard threats to critical infrastructure, Dynamis also supports exercises demonstrating the interplay of cybersecurity and physical security as they relate to critical infrastructure as well as the National Cyber Exercise Program (NCEP).

Location: Dynamis HQ in Falls Church, VA and client offices in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary contract planner for exercises  
• Serve as exercise facilitator for discussion-based exercises
• Serve as senior exercise controller for operations-based exercises with a focus on safety and public security
• Supervise and review work conducted by more junior contract personnel
• Develop products in support of lead government exercise planners
• Assist in the development of strategic reports and standard operating procedures
• Assist in the development and tracking of metrics
• Respond to Executive Secretariat Tasks as needed
• Assist with exercise scheduling and staffing as needed
• Assist with meeting support