Job Description

Amentum is seeking a Strategic Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) Planner to perform technical and analytical work in support to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) at Camp H.M. Smith, HI.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic JOPES policies and processes advice and assistance with senior-level strategies and plans, prepare formal papers and background information, and provide briefings for USINDOPACOM senior leader consumption.

• Perform technical and analytical work in order to manage Joint Force requirements and Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) in support of multiple planning efforts.

• Provide guidance, as required, in accordance with JOPES policies that support the planning teams by ensuring a responsive, controlled, and managed process to identify, integrate, and prioritize plan requirements throughout the planning cycles.

• Effectively interface with USINDOPACOM service and functional components, Joint Task Force(s), Sub-unified Commands, Combatant Commands, Services and other agencies to develop TPFDDs for directed USINDOPACOM plans.

• Ensures that forces, support and logistics are properly captured and phased to ensure concept of operations are clearly depicted to meet intended purposes at execution and within transportation constraints.

• Attend, participate, and support the planning and execution of meetings, conferences, and exercises in support of USINDOPACOM.

• Provide assistance, technical and/or administrative, on short timelines in response to inquiries pertaining to policy and operational plans, analyze subject plans and research various joint force requirements to inform decision making process and planning efforts.

• Travel may be required to attend and support planning efforts.

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 10 years of combined experience supporting the Department of Defense (DoD), including:

• At least 5 years of experience working in related Joint Planning Process

• At least 3 years of experience working in JOPES at a Combatant Command or Service Component-level Command

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent military or government experience

• Detailed knowledge of USINDOPACOM policy and strategy and a thorough understanding of USINDOPACOM TCP/TCO, GCPs, OPLANs, CONPLANs, and Theater Security Cooperation Plans including linkages to parallel national interests

• Demonstrated advanced joint planning skills to shape and deliver the desired plans

• Experience conducting research on a range of Joint Force topics and functional areas

• Proficient at authoring policy documents and information papers

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite products and SharePoint collaborative tools

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing in order to provide information, articles, written reports, and presentations to include delivering executive summaries to flag and general officers (FO/GO) and Senior Executive Service (SES) level officials

• Must have an Active Top-Secret DoD clearance with SCI eligibility: Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university

• Graduate of an advanced warfighter school (MAWS, JAWS, SAMS, SAW)

• 5 years of experience in the Indo-Pacific Area of Operations (AOR)

• 5 years of experience in strategic military plans

• 5 years of experience supporting INDOPACOM

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $145K - $165K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site:

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