About this role
Tampa, Florida, United States (On-site)
Job Title: Effects Planner - Senior
Job Code: SSE756
Location: Tampa, Florida
Reports to: Program Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Supervisory: No supervisory/management authority
Prepared Date: 10/28/2026
A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.
This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the polygraph may be selected; the ability to obtain the required polygraph is a condition of the position and will be completed as part of the hiring process.
Position Summary
Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking an Effects Planner to support our government client.
Compensation & Benefits
Benefits That Set Us Apart
When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.
Highlights include
- Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
- Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
- Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
- Professional development, training, and certification support
- Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection
Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.
Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.
Essential Functions, Duties & Responsibilities
Includes the following
- Develop assessment criteria and implement assessment plans to ensure accurate measures of performance and effectiveness of plans and execution.
- Produce a variety of documentation to include CONOPS, OPLANs, OPORDs, FRAGOs, white papers, and other military documents.
- Prepare and present briefs for guidance and decisions by senior officials and government leaders.
- Advise on the use and implementation of Information Related Capabilities.
- Brief plans, concepts, and executions, at SOCCENT, CENTCOM, and Joint Staff echelons in order to secure approval.
- Coordinate with available Information Related Capabilities to ensure maximum effectiveness of unit operations.
- Provide liaison support to various governmental and non-governmental organizations
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory/management authority
Basic Qualifications
- Active TS/SCI security clearance with Counterintelligence polygraph
- Minimum of fifteen (15) years of combined experience (within the past seven years) as a service or Joint Operations or Effects Planner to include support to O-5 level (Battalion, Group, TSOC) SOF units, Commands, or Interagency units.
- Experience planning Unconventional Warfare, OPE, or surrogate enabled operations.
- Experience in planning support to Special Technical Operations, or Special Access Program efforts, Electronic Warfare, Operations Security, and Military Deception (MILDEC).
- Graduate of IO Training and MILDEC related course
- Must be a US Citizen.
- This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer; may occasionally require standing or moving about the office for extended periods.
- Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Work Environment
Work is performed primarily in a climate-controlled environment.
Company Information
Behind every government mission stands skilled, mission-driven talent: people whose expertise and dedication turn complex challenges into successful outcomes. Cherokee Strategic Edge, part of Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, is that team. We modernize aging systems, deliver care where it’s needed most, and keep missions supplied, staffed, and moving across defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. For more than 60 federal clients, we take on the work others won’t, and deliver where it counts. If that’s the kind of work you’re looking for, you’ve found your team. Learn more at cherokee-federal.com.
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Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply.
Legal Disclaimer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Cherokee Federal is a federal contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). As required by VEVRAA, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans. Protected veterans are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.
Cherokee Federal takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities or those with sincerely held religious beliefs. To request an accommodation in the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].