Cyber Range Event Designer

Scientific Research Corporation•Orlando, FL

15d

About The Position

Supporting medium to large system deployments, including planning, designing, and evaluating software options, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, configuring media, and deriving requirements Designing, implementing, and troubleshooting elements of system networking, including routing and switching, and supporting special communicate methods such as VPN Performing independent analysis, evaluation, and integration solutions to complex technical problems to meet management and mission objectives Seeking optimum design within customer specifications, quality standards, schedule, & funding limitations Working with site users to deploy and integrate their solutions. Offering assistance to participants during initial integration stages or when integration fails. Assisting in documenting changes. Assisting with analysis on projects or phases of projects to enhance the technical and economic development of the product Resolving a variety of technical problems leading to advanced engineering studies designed to increase efficiency or reduce costs Assisting with briefing senior management and customer personnel on technical matters, technical research studies, and applications and in developing technical presentations Configuring both internal systems and customer tools within mixed environments Monitoring system performance and system resource utilization, ensure system availability and reliability, and chart trending and capacity planning Working within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to system infrastructure Assisting in selecting and implementing security tools, policies, and procedures Liaising with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution in fielded environments Working inside classified and unclassified environments to accomplish government goals #LI-DH1

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a focus in computer science, or a focus in computer and information sciences, engineering, mathematics, management information systems, or a related discipline with corresponding experience and demonstrated mastery of relevant computer science topics
8+ years of experience with software and systems development, DoD CNO/CND/CNE platforms, cyber-T&E, or cyber exercise planning and execution
Intermediate knowledge of software development; programming languages; operating systems; network design; tactical and strategic networks; enterprise and consumer IT concepts, architectures, virtualization technologies, and systems (compute, network, storage)
Intermediate familiarity with defensive and offensive cyber tools and TTP
Skilled at inferring requirements or desirable attributes for environments or test/training strategies
Demonstrated ability to effectively synthesize data from multiple sources to make prioritization and resource allocation decisions
Superior oral communication skills in the following core areas: formal presentations; soliciting goals and requirements from range users; explaining cyber security and testing/training concepts; effectively communicating event and environment requirements to team members; explaining cost/benefit tradeoffs; managing expectations; and explaining technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to both works independently and to collaborate with range users and other event stakeholders
Technical writing skills, including the ability to author event design documents and create persuasive and impactful technical briefing materials

Nice To Haves

National Security Agency (NSA) Red Team experience is a plus
Master’s degree with a focus in computer science
10+ years of experience with CNO/CND/CNE platforms
10+ years of experience with cyber testing or training (depending on focus), including planning, coordinating, execution, and analysis, with at least 5 years of experience in each domain
Knowledge of existing and emerging CNO/CND/CNE technologies
Expert knowledge of at least 5 of: software development; programming languages; operating systems; networks; enterprise and consumer IT concepts, architectures, and systems (compute, network, storage)
Expert knowledge of defensive and offensive cyber tools and TTP
Experience planning or conducting DoD DCO or OCO
Experience working with platform development, training, and/or testing organizations, end-users (operators), and system developers (contractors)
Familiarity with relevant DoD testing and/or training policy directives
Extensive experience participating in or conducting cyber tabletop exercises
Familiarity with cyber range tools, including deployment, configuration, monitoring, and traffic generation
Extensive and varied experience designing realistic cyber terrain, including global gray and target environments
Expertise in complex enterprise infrastructures using various operating systems and services (e.g., AD, Exchange, VPN, email, databases, web)

Responsibilities

Supporting medium to large system deployments, including planning, designing, and evaluating software options, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, configuring media, and deriving requirements
Designing, implementing, and troubleshooting elements of system networking, including routing and switching, and supporting special communicate methods such as VPN
Performing independent analysis, evaluation, and integration solutions to complex technical problems to meet management and mission objectives
Seeking optimum design within customer specifications, quality standards, schedule, & funding limitations
Working with site users to deploy and integrate their solutions. Offering assistance to participants during initial integration stages or when integration fails. Assisting in documenting changes.
Assisting with analysis on projects or phases of projects to enhance the technical and economic development of the product
Resolving a variety of technical problems leading to advanced engineering studies designed to increase efficiency or reduce costs
Assisting with briefing senior management and customer personnel on technical matters, technical research studies, and applications and in developing technical presentations
Configuring both internal systems and customer tools within mixed environments
Monitoring system performance and system resource utilization, ensure system availability and reliability, and chart trending and capacity planning
Working within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to system infrastructure
Assisting in selecting and implementing security tools, policies, and procedures
Liaising with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution in fielded environments
Working inside classified and unclassified environments to accomplish government goals

Benefits

medical
dental
vision plans
401(k) with a company match
life insurance
vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually
11 paid holidays
tuition reimbursement
a work environment that encourages excellence

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