Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support

Apogee Engineering, LLC; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apogee Engineering, LLC is looking for candidates for various cybersecurity roles in support of mission-critical federal programs. Positions include Weapons & Tactics SME, Defensive Cyber Warfare Engineer, Cyber Intelligence Analyst, and more, focusing on both offensive and defensive operations. Candidates must possess a U.S. citizenship, necessary clearances, and relevant experience in cyber domains.

Selected candidates will develop tactics, conduct assessments, and maintain virtual training ranges among other responsibilities, contributing to U.S. space mission systems.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen.
• Must maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Certification in CySA, Sec+, CISSP, GIAC, or equivalent required.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in the respective domain.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate and document cyber weapons & tactics.
• Perform posture assessments and support configuration control boards.
• Produce timely threat intelligence and participate in intel syncs.
• Deliver and develop cyber ops training courses.
• Design, build, and maintain virtual training range environments.
• Support incident response and forensics during exercises.
• Develop analytics and automate detection correlations.

Skills

Operational cyber experience

Defensive and offensive cyber skills

Technical writing

Cybersecurity tools knowledge

Scripting (Python)

Education

BA or BS in Cyber, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Linux

Containers (Docker)

Orchestration (Kubernetes)

SIEM/ELK

Job description

Overview

Apogee Engineering is seeking to secure letters of intent for the following disciplines:

• Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert
• Defensive Cyber Warfare Engineer
• Cyber Intelligence Analyst
• Cyber Ops Training Instructor
• Cyber Range OTTI Engineer
• Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist
• Threat Hunter
• DevOps / Platform Engineer

Selected incumbents will support a mission‑critical federal program that delivers advanced cyberspace operations, engineering, tactics, training, and intelligence in support of U.S. space mission systems.

A mix of operational support, engineering & integration, training development and delivery, tactical/technical analysis, and exercise participation. Work will include both defensive and offensive cyber concepts in a strictly authorized, non‑personal services contractor role.

This is a “future interest” announcement for ongoing hiring into a government cyber support program. Positions to be filled are contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities

Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME)

Responsibilities: Develop, evaluate and document cyber weapons & tactics; run/brief Tactics Review Boards; author TacSOPs/TacBULs; support operational planning and mission rehearsals.

Required Experience: 6+ years operational cyber/defensive/offensive experience; military or equivalent operational background preferred; strong writing and briefing skills.

Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) Engineer

Responsibilities: Perform posture assessments; design sensor/TAP/EDR plans; integrate DCW tools into mission systems; support Configuration Control Boards and change requests.

Experience: 4+ years engineering/IT/cybersecurity experience with networking, logging, EDR, SOAR and cloud/OT exposure.

Cyber Intelligence Analyst

Responsibilities: Produce timely threat intelligence products, I&W, IOC/IOA creation, threat actor profiling, and participate in daily intel syncs and exercises.

Experience: 3–6+ years in cyber threat intel, SOC/CTI roles; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, STIX/TAXII, YARA, and threat intel tooling.

Cyber Ops Training Instructor

Responsibilities: Deliver and develop qualification and upgrade training courses; create scenarios for cyber ranges/OTTI; maintain course material and MTL alignment.

Experience: Training/instruction experience plus deep technical skills in cyber operations and tools; formal training development experience preferred.

Cyber Range / OTTI Engineer (Range Architect)

Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain virtual training range environments, scenario construction, MSEL development, and range instrumentation.

Experience: Virtualization, network emulation, range software, and lab automation background; experience with LMS preferred.

Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist

Responsibilities: Support incident response playbooks, forensics, hunt missions, AARs and remediation recommendations during exercises and real‑world events.

Experience: SOC/IR experience, digital forensics, endpoint detection and response operation experience.

Threat Hunter (Analytics)

Responsibilities: Develop analytics from IOC telemetry; produce YARA/STIX output; automate detection correlations and dashboarding for I&W.

Experience: Data engineering, scripting (Python), SIEM/ELK, familiarity with STIX/TAXII and threat intel exchange formats.

DevOps / Platform Engineer (Tooling & Automation)

Responsibilities: Support integration and sustainment of DCW toolsets, CI/CD for rule deployments, and automation of telemetry ingestion and test harnesses.

Experience: Linux, containers, orchestration (Kubernetes), automation scripts, and secure build pipelines.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility

Certification: CySA, Sec+, CISSP, GIAC or equivalent (at least one)

Education: BA or BS degree in one of the following fields: Cyber, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or an educational equivalent.

Years of Experience: 3 Years+ of relevant experience in respective domain

Additional Information

Location: Primary CONUS work locations and government facilities include Schriever SFB and Peterson SFB in Colorado Springs, CO.

Travel: 10-25%; Occasional travel and temporary duty (TDY) worldwide may be required.