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By Light Professional IT Services · 2 days ago

Cyber Range Engineer

Fort George G. Meade, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

6+ years exp

By Light Professional IT Services LLC is a company that supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. They are seeking a Cyber Range Engineer to guide cyber range development, execute cybersecurity training, and address customer-related technical requirements while ensuring high-quality task completion.

GovernmentInformation ServicesInformation Technology

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support the execution of cybersecurity training and testing events within cyber ranges

Support the implementation of offensive based cyber range content, to include virtual machines, networks, hardware in the loop, training materials, applications and scenarios

Provide customer facing support for red cell exercise events and develop visual products tracking priorities for small to large multi-national cyber exercise

Assist content developers and managers in the configuration and employment of red cell applications in support of training events and exercises

Support the development, testing, documentation, fielding and support of complex cyber and IT training systems and equipment

Ensure the highest quality of task completion, meeting contractual performance criteria and deliverables in accordance with the contract

Support cyber range event design and execution

Provide subject matter expertise on architecture, authentication, and system security

Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities

Drive continuous process improvement across all event activities

Provide IT, virtual environment, and network support functions

Interact with vendors/users/customers and developers to understand needs and operational requirements changes that will impact the production environment

Qualification

CybersecurityNetworkingSystems AdministrationDoD 8570 CertificationRed Hat Enterprise LinuxOffensive Cyber ToolsCustomer SupportEffective CommunicationProblem SolvingTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as information technology, computer science, systems or software engineering from an accredited college or university or 6+ years of relevant experience can be substituted for degree

Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III Certification, such as Security+, CCNA, CISSP or equivalent or the ability to obtain within 6 months of start

Intermediate knowledge of the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) and defensive and offensive cyber tools

Expert working knowledge of networking, to include DNS, routing, basic to advanced TCP/IP skills and troubleshooting

Background in MS, AD, Security Onion, and VMWare

Demonstrated understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Identity Management (IdM) and Single Sign On (SSO) using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

Ability to translate cyber mission force training and mission rehearsal goals into actionable event environments

Must be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with a range of engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience

Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer

Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms

Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business

Able to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands

Intermediate knowledge of DNS Authoritative vs. Recursive servers, SOA, NS, MX, A, and CNAME records

Intermediate knowledge of routing OSPF static, BGP, route maps, access lists, prefix lists, advertise maps, and route weights

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of exchange Edge servers, recipient e-mail 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 and how they are tied to sensor ports and promiscuous modes