Cyber Range Event Lead

Scientific Research Corporation • Orlando, FL

144d

About The Position

Working with Event Designers and End Users to create technical tasking for proposed cyber events. Details the technologies and tools needed to accomplish those goals. Managing risk and requirements alongside Lead Engineers to ensure that difficult tasks are surfaced to program leadership. Splitting complex instantiations into manageable pieces and tracking tasks alongside a team of engineers under your supervision. 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 communication methods such as VPN. 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 briefing senior management and customer personnel on technical matters, technical research studies, and applications and in developing technical presentations. 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or related technical field and eight (8) or more years work-related experience or a Master's degree and work-related experience in a relevant technical discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to obtain and hold a security clearance.
• Ability to apply comprehensive technical knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
• Ability to work and collaborate effectively with others as well as experience working independently.
• Possess a high level of proficiency of systems administration and/or information technology concepts.
• Strong communication, team building, craft, and vocational skills to include writing acumen for manuals, technical reports, and procedures.
• Experience leading small teams (3-10 engineers), delegating tasking, and tracking progress.
• Experience deriving technical tasks from mission requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a cyber range environment as an operator or administrator.
• Experience configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN).
• Experience building and deploying software, troubleshooting vendor solutions.
• Extensive experience leading small teams (3-10 engineers), delegating tasking, and tracking progress.
• Experience with VMware virtualization tools, to include vSphere.
• Experience performing system maintenance and upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations.
• Experience with logical isolation of virtual enclaves.
• Experience with configuring/administering NetApp storage networks.
• Experience with various DoD-standard endpoint toolsets for OCO and DDCO efforts.
• Military experience or experience as a DoD contractor a plus.
• CCNA or similar networking certificate.
• VMware Certified Professional desired.
• Microsoft Certified Solutions or similar Windows systems certificate.

Responsibilities

• Create technical tasking for proposed cyber events.
• Manage risk and requirements alongside Lead Engineers.
• Split complex instantiations into manageable pieces.
• Track tasks alongside a team of engineers.
• Support medium to large system deployments.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot system networking elements.
• Seek optimum design within customer specifications.
• Work with site users to deploy and integrate solutions.
• Assist in documenting changes.
• Brief senior management and customer personnel on technical matters.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies.
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures.
• Liaise with vendors and IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Work inside classified and unclassified environments.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and 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.
• Work environment that encourages excellence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees