Senior Cyber Range Engineer

Falcon IT and Staffing Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Falcon IT and Staffing Solutions seeks a Senior Cyber Range Engineer to lead advanced cyber exercise environments and support JCTE operations at Hanover, MD. You will guide cyber range development, systems administration, and event design, coordinating with cross-functional teams to meet mission rehearsal objectives in a fast-paced, security-focused setting.

This role requires TS clearance, DoD 8570 IAT II level, and proven experience with offensive/defensive cyber tooling and enterprise

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience with CNO/CNE/CND platforms.
• 5 years of experience with cyber training, validation exercises, and CPTs.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification such as Security, CCNA, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of cyber engineers and provide cyber range expertise for DCO/OCO operations.
• Define and execute event objectives for large-scale cyber exercises.
• Support cyber range event design and execution; drive process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Self-motivated

Customer-focused

Education

Associate's degree in IT/CS/Systems

DoD 8570 IAT Level II or higher

Top Secret clearance

Tools

VMware

Active Directory

Security Onion

Splunk

DNS/Routing/TCP-IP

LDAP

Job description

Role: Senior Cyber Range Engineer

Location: Hanover, MD - onsite.

Job Description

The Senior Cyber Range Engineer will be a part of the event and mission rehearsal team and will be responsible for defining and executing event objectives.

The engineer will provide expert guidance on cyber range development and execution, systems administration, cybersecurity, and account management support for the Joint Cyber Training Enterprise (JCTE).

Essential Job Functions

• As a Senior Cyber Range Engineer, provide leadership and technical (back-end) expertise to support large-scale cyber exercises and multi-spectrum cyber operations.
• Principal advisor for cyber range operations in support of DCO/OCO activities for the US Cyber Command (USCC).
• Lead a team of cyber engineers and provide cyber range expertise to enable DCO and OCO operations, and day-to-day management of the separate programs coming through JCTE.

Required Skills

• Intermediate knowledge of the Joint Events Life Cycle (JELC).
• Intermediate knowledge of defensive and offensive cyber tools.
• Expert working knowledge of networking, to include:
  • DNS
  • Routing
  • Basic to advanced TCP/IP skills and troubleshooting.
  • Microsoft (MS)
  • Active Directory (AD)
  • Security Onion
  • VMware
  • Demonstrated understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Identity Management (IdM) and Single Sign-On (SSO) using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
• Translate cyber mission force training and mission rehearsal goals into actionable event environments.
• Support cyber range event design and execution.
• Drive continuous process improvement across all event activities.
• Provide expert-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions.
• Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience.
• Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer.

Desired Skills

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of DNS:
  • Authoritative vs. Recursive servers
  • SOA
  • NS
  • MX
  • A
  • CNAME records
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of routing:
  • OSPF
  • Static routing
  • BGP
  • Route maps
  • Access lists
  • Prefix lists
  • Advertise maps
  • Route weights
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Exchange:
  • Edge servers
  • Recipient email addressing
  • Mailboxes
  • Auto-configuration for Exchange clients
• Intermediate knowledge of Security Onion or Splunk:
  • Interface requirements
  • Scalability landmines
  • Enterprise configurations (sensor and master)
  • VMware port properties
  • How they are tied to sensor ports and promiscuous modes
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands.
• Interact with vendors, users, customers, and developers to understand needs and operational requirements that will impact the production environment.
• Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms.

Required Education & Experience

• 8 years of experience with CNO/CNE/CND platforms.
• 5 years of experience with cyber training, validation exercises, and working with cyber protection teams (CPTs), including planning, coordinating, and execution.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification such as:
  • Security
  • CCNA
  • CISSP
  • or other equivalent certification.
• Associate's degree in a technical discipline, such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems, or Software Engineering, from an accredited college or university.
• Candidates should come from a JCTE (Joint Cyber Training Exercise ) environment (Military), preferably.
• Top Secret is required, and the willingness to get a CI if needed.

Other Requirements

Please note that, pursuant to a government contract, this position requires U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance. Security clearance requirements will be specified in the Government's Task Order.