Cyber Range Engineer – Cloud/DevOps

IP Secure, LLC; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

IPSecure, located onsite in San Antonio, Texas, seeks a Cyber Range Engineer – Cloud/DevOps to support US Air Force cyber exercises using VMware, Cisco, VyOS, and PFSense.

The role requires TS/SCI clearance and IaC expertise to design and maintain virtual ranges and enterprise Windows/Linux environments, plus collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Join a mission-driven team offering competitive benefits and opportunities to work on cutting-edge cyber defense initiatives.

Qualifications

• TS/SCI clearance required.
• IAT Level II certification or equivalent.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; 3+ years experience preferred.
• IaC experience with Terraform, Ansible, Git, or Packer.

Responsibilities

• Use Terraform IaC to manage networks and compute resources.
• Design, build, and deploy Windows and Linux systems and networks.
• Troubleshoot virtual networks and analyze traffic for capacity planning.
• Create and operate Cyber Range environments for training and exercises.
• Provide guidance for information systems operations and policy input.

Job description

Cyber Range Engineer – Cloud/DevOps – TS/SCI Required – Located onsite in San Antonio, Texas (JBSA Lackland)

At IPSecure, you’ll shape the future of Cybersecurity by building the technology to tackle the toughest challenges and stay ahead of the latest cyber threats. If you want to join an agile and growing company that makes a direct impact in the cyber fight against cyber adversaries, IPSecure is the place for you. Driven by passionate people who are dedicated to making the world safer, it’s no wonder we’ve been named a Top Place to Work in San Antonio.

Cyber Range Engineers install, configure, and maintain virtual environments used by our US Air Force customers to test new cyber capabilities, train defensive and offensive cyber operators during initial qualification, mission qualification, and execute combined exercises. This includes the creation of computer networks using Cisco, Vyso, and PFSense Firewalls as well as domains and child domains, the configuration of virtual appliances (some bare-metal devices), the installation and configuration of operating systems on virtual machines, Exchange email servers, client virtual machines running Windows 10 and Windows 11, and traffic generation. Responsibilities also include building and configuring various Linux versions, installing data analysis tools, providing data collection, and assisting with network modeling, analysis, planning, and coordination between network and data communications hardware and software. Cyber Range Engineers may also supervise computer user support specialists and network support specialists, and administer network security measures.

Responsibilities

• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to include Git and AI usage.
• Provide technical guidance for directing and monitoring information systems operations.
• Design, build, and implement Windows Enterprise systems, various Linux versions, and network systems.
• Troubleshoot virtual network performance issues.
• Analyze network traffic and provide capacity planning solutions.
• Build ranges to assist individual training, team training, and initial and mission qualification training.
• Monitor and respond to complex technical control facility hardware and software problems.
• Perform system-level design and configuration of products, including determination of hardware, OS, and other platform specifications.
• Perform a variety of systems engineering tasks and activities that are broad in nature and are concerned with major systems design, integration, and implementation, including personnel, hardware, software, budgetary, and support facilities and/or equipment.
• Provide quality assurance review and the evaluation of new and existing software products.
• Provide assistance and oversight for all information systems operations activities, including computer and telecommunications/communications operations, data control, LAN/MAN/WAN administration and operations support, operating systems programming, system security policy procedures, and/or web strategy and operations.
• Provide input to policy-level discussions regarding standards and budget constraints.
• Utilize software and hardware tools to identify and diagnose complex problems and factors affecting network performance.
• Troubleshoot network systems when necessary and make improvements to the network.

Basic Qualifications

• TS/SCI Clearance
• IAT Level II certification
• BA/BS Degree; Preferred in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering Management, and 3 years of experience.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience (ex: Terraform, Ansible, Git, Packer)

Preferred Qualifications

• Building and configuration of networks using Cisco and VyOS routers and firewalls, plus experience with PFSense firewalls.
• Knowledge of the latest versions and legacy versions of all operating systems.
• AI (mostly using AI for troubleshooting and code help)
• Linux and Windows command-line and administration.
• Knowledge of enterprise systems that may include MECM, ACAS, Tanium, and/or Splunk.
• Experience in defensive and offensive cyber operations.
• Mission Set / Unit Experience: 960th CW, 690/691 COS, 83rd/561st NOS, 26NOS, 33COS.
• Knowledge of CMF/CMT/CST/CPT/MDT teamwork roles and tools.
• Coding experience, Terraform, and Ansible preferred.
• Scripting experience, PowerShell, and bash (Linux).
• Strong understanding of virtualization of operating systems and appliances, especially using VMWare.
• Cloud experience/cloud tools (MDE).
• Experience building virtual ranges using VMWare, XEN, PCTE, etc.
• Ability to work with a variety of virtual machine image formats.
• Knowledge of network offensive and defense tools.
• Experience in ISC/SCADA.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Unlimited Vacation, Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, Education and Certification Reimbursement Program, 401(k) retirement plan with safe harbor employer match after 3 months, Prepaid legal plan and ID protection plan available, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance available.

EEOC Statement

IPSecure does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.