Cyber Range Security Engineer – Top Clearance

ICF Olson; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is actively recruiting an experienced Cyber Security Engineer for on-site work at Fort Meade, MD. The role supports customer technical requirements, aligning priorities across platform areas and providing SME guidance on cyber range development, systems administration, cybersecurity, and account management.

The position requires extensive experience in cyber operations, DCO/OCO support, and training environments, with an active clearance and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience.
• At least 4 years of experience with CNO, CNE, and CND platforms.
• 5 years of experience supporting cyber training, validation exercises, and Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs).
• Active high-level security clearance required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph.
• US citizenship is required.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher (e.g., Security+, CCNA, CISSP).
• Strong networking knowledge: DNS, routing, TCP/IP, troubleshooting.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, Active Directory, Security Onion, and VMware.
• Hands-on experience with RHEL IdM and LDAP/SAML.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisor for cyber range operations supporting DCO/OCO activities for USCC.
• Collaborate with cyber operators to provide range expertise enabling DCO/OCO missions.
• Convert cyber mission objectives into executable event environments.
• Design and execute cyber range events.
• Provide SME in architecture, authentication, and system security.
• Participate in regular on-call rotation.
• Lead continuous process improvements across event activities.
• Deliver expert IT, virtual environment, and network support.

Skills

CNO/CNE/CND platforms

Cyber range operations

Security clearance

US citizenship

DNS/TCPIP networking

RHEL IdM & LDAP

VMware knowledge

Active Directory

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Active Directory

Security Onion

VMware

RHEL IdM

Job description

ICF is actively recruiting an experienced Cyber Security Engineer for on-site work at Fort Meade, MD. The role supports customer technical requirements, aligning priorities across platform areas and providing SME guidance on cyber range development, systems administration, cybersecurity, and account management.

The position requires extensive experience in cyber operations, DCO/OCO support, and training environments, with an active clearance and US citizenship.