Cyber Range Engineer

Exigentservicesllc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Life/disability

Job summary

Exigent Services is seeking a Cyber Range Engineer in the United States to design and operate scalable cyber range environments for training and exercises. The role involves building virtualized and containerized networks, managing VMs, enclaves, and supporting services to enable realistic training scenarios.

The engineer will integrate tools used by red/blue/white teams, troubleshoot in time-sensitive situations, and document range architectures and SOPs for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience supporting cyber operations, training environments, or enterprise IT infrastructure with virtualized labs.
• Experience with virtual networking concepts including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and segmentation.
• Experience building/configuring Linux and Windows systems in a cyber range or training environment.
• Familiarity with Active Directory: domains, trusts, OUs, GPOs, DNS, permissions.
• Experience with SIEMs and sensor placement in training environments.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization tech (VMware, KVM, Hyper-V).
• Ability to think critically and troubleshoot in time-sensitive, execution-focused environments.
• Experience supporting cyber exercises or operational test environments.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Bash, PowerShell, Python, Ansible).
• Ability to collaborate with planners, developers, red/blue teams, and infra engineers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for documenting architectures and SOPs.
• TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer virtualized and containerized environments mirroring enterprise, cloud, and mission-focused networks.
• Build, configure, and maintain cyber range infrastructure including VMs, networks, enclaves, and services.
• Integrate tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams; support exercise execution.
• Troubleshoot issues, restore environments, and adjust range configurations in real time.
• Document range architectures, configurations, and SOPs; drive continuous improvement of range capabilities.

Skills

Cyber operations experience

Virtualized environments

Scripting & automation

Collaboration & comms

Troubleshooting & analysis

Documentation

Clearance TS/SCI

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Linux

Windows

Active Directory

Security Onion

Bash

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Job description

The Cyber Range Engineer is responsible for designing, building, operating, and sustaining cyber range environments that support training, exercises, and mission rehearsals for defensive and offensive cyber missions. This role directly supports the development of realistic, scalable, and secure virtual environments used to train cyber operators, test tools and tactics, and execute complex cyber exercise scenarios. The Cyber Range Engineer works closely with exercise planners, scenario developers, red and blue teams, and infrastructure engineers to ensure ranges accurately reflect real-world operational conditions and mission objectives. This position requires a strong combination of hands‑on technical expertise, systems integration experience, and the ability to translate exercise requirements into functional cyber range architectures.

Key Role:

The Cyber Range Engineer designs and engineers virtualized and containerized environments that replicate enterprise, cloud, and mission-focused networks for cyber training and exercise execution. The engineer builds, configures, and maintains cyber range infrastructure, including virtual machines, networks, enclaves, and supporting services, to enable full-spectrum training objectives.

The role includes integrating tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams, as well as supporting exercise execution by troubleshooting technical issues, restoring environments, and adjusting range configurations in real time. The Cyber Range Engineer collaborates with scenario developers to implement scenario injects, adversary behaviors, and data flows that align with exercise objectives.

The engineer is also responsible for documenting range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures, and for supporting continuous improvement of range capabilities, automation, and scalability.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience supporting cyber operations, cyber training environments, or enterprise IT infrastructure with a strong emphasis on virtualized or lab-based environments.
• Working knowledge of virtual networking concepts, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation.
• Experience building, configuring, and maintaining Linux and Windows systems in a cyber range, lab, or training environment.
• Familiartity with Active Directory basics: domains, trusts, OUs, GPOs, DNS, permissions.
• Familiarity with SIEMs such as Security Onion, logging and monitoring solutions, and proper sensor placement.
• Hands‑on experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, KVM, or Hyper‑V.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, analyze complex technical issues, and troubleshoot problems in time‑sensitive, execution‑focused environments.
• Experience supporting cyber exercises, cyber training events, or operational test environments, including execution‑phase troubleshooting and environment restoration.
• Experience with scripting or automation tools such as Bash, PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to support range deployment and sustainment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with exercise planners, scenario developers, red/blue teams, and infrastructure engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
• TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph
• Bachelor's degree

Compensation

Exigent Services offers a comprehensive compensation package including: 401K, health, vision, dental, and life/disability insurance.