Senior Cyber Range Engineer — Remote

Socket.dev; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Range Engineer to design, build, operate, and sustain cyber range environments for training and mission rehearsals at Fort Meade, MD. You will integrate tools across red, blue, and white teams, troubleshoot issues in real time, and document architectures and procedures.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber operations or training environments, Linux/Windows expertise, and TS/SCI clearance (polygraph preferred).

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and sustain cyber range environments for training and exercises.
• Integrate tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, restore environments, and adjust configurations in real time.
• Document range architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with scenario developers to implement injects and data flows aligned with objectives.
• Support continuous improvement of range capabilities, automation, and scalability.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Active Directory basics

Security Onion

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Scripting

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Ansible

Networking concepts

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

Education

HS diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree (nice to have)

Tools

VMware

KVM

Hyper-V

Security Onion

Active Directory

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Senior Range Engineer to design, build, operate, and sustain cyber range environments for training and mission rehearsals at Fort Meade, MD. You will integrate tools across red, blue, and white teams, troubleshoot issues in real time, and document architectures and procedures.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber operations or training environments, Linux/Windows expertise, and TS/SCI clearance (polygraph preferred).