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CACI

Provides government contracting technology and services

Effects Planner

Full-Time
$65k - $136.5k
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
Tampa, FL, USA
In PersonTravel required up to 25%; local travel.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant field is required.
  • At least 3 years of experience planning, coordinating, and synchronizing sensitive activities, irregular warfare, operations in the information environment, counterintelligence, human intelligence, and/or compartmented military or intelligence-community activities is required.
  • At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in military planning processes, including the Joint Planning Process, military decision-making process, joint targeting process, and/or military campaign planning, is required.
  • An active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information are required, along with willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph.
  • Proficiency in standard military software applications and communication systems is required.
  • Demonstrated experience briefing or delivering written operational concepts to executive- or senior-level general officer, flag officer, or Senior Executive Service decision makers is required.
Responsibilities
  • Apply effects-driven planning to integrate information and/or special capabilities, including psychological operations, information operations, cyber, space, electronic warfare, operations security, special technical operations, special access programs, alternative compensatory control measures, and delegated disclosure authorities, into coherent operational concepts supporting campaign objectives.
  • Integrate intelligence and develop collection requirements to inform planning, execution, and decision-making.
  • Perform network, target-system, or nodal analysis using diverse intelligence, information, and data sources to inform operational targeting and mission planning.
  • Conduct the operational-level target development process, nominating specific targets or actions that support the overall campaign plan.
  • Coordinate and synchronize effects-driven planning and execution with interagency partners, allies, partners, academia, industry vendors, and Department of Defense and Department of War stakeholders to ensure unity of effort and deconfliction.
  • Assess risks, dependencies, and second- and third-order effects associated with sensitive and compartmented activities to inform effects prioritization and sequencing across partners.
  • Integrate legal, policy, attribution, and operational-risk considerations into plans while producing decision-quality assessments, briefs, and recommendations for senior leaders.
  • Manage review and approval processes for sensitive operations.
  • Develop and incorporate measures of performance and effectiveness, evaluation frameworks, and assessment plans to support refinement of plans and operations.
  • Facilitate senior-level meetings, briefings, planning sessions, and operational working groups to enable decision-making and mission integration.
  • Produce quality briefs, recommendations, and documentation supporting governance, oversight, and execution of sensitive activities.
Desired Qualifications
  • Completion of advanced operations-in-the-information-environment or irregular-warfare-relevant training, such as the FA30 Information Operations Qualification Course, Joint Information Planners Course (formerly Joint Information Operations Planners Course), Operations Security Planners Course, Military Deception Planners Course, Psychological Operations Planners Course, Joint Targeting School, Joint Intermediate Target Development Course or similar service school, Special Technical Operations Planner's Course, Advanced Special Operations Managers Course, Source Operations Course (Human Intelligence), Special Operations Forces Network Development Course, or a U.S. Government counterintelligence badge and credential-producing course.
  • Knowledge of intelligence disciplines, including human intelligence and counterintelligence operations, their capabilities, limitations, platforms, and relevant Intelligence Community Directives.
  • Experience with irregular-warfare or sensitive-activities planning at the operational level, including experience at a Combatant Command, Service Component Command, Joint Task Force, or similar organization.

About the company

CACI International Inc. provides technology and professional services to U.S. government clients, focusing on national security and modernization. It earns most of its revenue through long-term government contracts that fund engineering, intelligence, logistics, cybersecurity, data analytics, and IT solutions for defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Its products and services work by delivering specialized technical expertise, secure systems, and mission-support capabilities that help agencies run operations more efficiently and securely. CACI differentiates itself through its deep domain knowledge in national security, a proven track record of delivering high-quality, reliable solutions, and a skilled workforce that can execute complex, long-duration contracts. The company’s goal is to be a trusted partner for government modernization needs by providing advanced technology solutions and mission support that enhance national security and operational effectiveness.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Reston, Virginia

Founded

1962

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Q4 revenue reached $2.71 billion, with $32.0 billion backlog.
  • September 16, 2026 CENTCOM award carries a $1.5 billion ceiling and expands pipeline.
  • Fiscal 2027 guidance targets $10.65 billion to $10.85 billion revenue and $900 million cash flow.

What critics are saying

  • Nearly 83% of fiscal 2027 revenue comes from existing programs, tying growth to recompetes.
  • CACI's backlog depends on Army, CENTCOM, and OPM awards; one lost recompete hurts 2027.
  • A failed ARKA integration or fixed-price slip would crush margins and credibility.

What makes CACI unique

  • CACI pairs software-defined electronic warfare with new Rochester manufacturing for faster Army fielding.
  • ARKA adds space sensors and ground software, broadening CACI beyond services into hardware.
  • Oracle partnership on OPM HRIT modernizes federal HR on a shared cloud platform.

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Health Insurance

Flexible Work Hours

401(k) Retirement Plan

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6 month growth

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1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

6%
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Sep 17th, 2026
CACI secures USCENTCOM contract.

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