Range Engineer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a Senior Range Engineer to design, build, operate, and sustain cyber range environments that support training, exercises, and mission rehearsals for defensive and offensive cyber missions. You will collaborate with planners, red/blue teams, and infra engineers to mirror real-world conditions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in cyber ranges or labs, strong Linux/Windows experience, scripting skills, and a TS/SCI clearance willingness for polygraph.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining cyber range ecosystems in training or exercises.
• Strong Linux/Windows admin skills in lab environments.
• Familiarity with AD domains, DNS, GPOs and permissions.
• Experience with scripting to deploy and sustain ranges.
• Ability to troubleshoot in time-sensitive exercise scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and sustain cyber range environments.
• Integrate tools and platforms used by red/blue teams.
• Document range architectures and SOPs.
• Support automation and scalability improvements for ranges.

Skills

Linux & Windows

Active Directory basics

VMware / KVM / Hyper-V

Scripting: Bash/PowerShell/Python

Cyber range experience

Network security concepts

Communication & collaboration

TS/SCI clearance

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Security Onion SIEM

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Job description

The Opportunity

Range Engineer, Senior The Opportunity: 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. 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. In this role, you’ll integrate tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams, as well as support exercise execution by troubleshooting technical issues, restoring environments, and adjusting range configurations in real time. You’ll collaborate with scenario developers to implement scenario injects, adversary behaviors, and data flows that align with exercise objectives. You’ll also be responsible for documenting range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures, and supporting continuous improvement of range capabilities, automation, and scalability.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience supporting cyber operations, cyber training environments, or enterprise IT infrastructure, including in virtualized or lab-based environments
• Experience building, configuring, and maintaining Linux and Windows systems in a cyber range, lab, or training environment
• Experience with Active Directory basics such as domains, trusts, OUs, GPOs, DNS, and permissions, SIEMs such as Security Onion, logging and monitoring solutions, and proper sensor placement, and virtualization technologies such as VMware, KVM, or Hyper-V
• 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
• Knowledge of virtual networking concepts, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation
• Ability to think critically, analyze complex technical issues, and troubleshoot problems in time-sensitive, execution-focused environments
• Ability to collaborate effectively with exercise planners, scenario developers, red or blue teams, and infrastructure engineers and document range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting cyber ranges or exercises for the DoD, USCYBERCOM, or Joint organizations
• Experience with container technologies, cloud-based range environments, or cyber range platforms
• Experience integrating adversary emulation or penetration testing tools
• Possession of excellent written and verbal communication skills
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
• Bachelor's degree
• Networking Certification such as Network+ or CCNA
• Certification Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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