Future Anticipated Openings: Federal Space Cyber Operations Support

Apogee Engineering • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

Apogee Engineering is seeking to secure letters of intent for the following disciplines: Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert Defensive Cyber Warfare Engineer Cyber Intelligence Analyst Cyber Ops Training Instructor Cyber Range OTTI Engineer Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist Threat Hunter DevOps / Platform Engineer Selected incumbents will support a mission‑critical federal program that delivers advanced cyberspace operations, engineering, tactics, training, and intelligence in support of U.S. space mission systems. A mix of operational support, engineering & integration, training development and delivery, tactical/technical analysis, and exercise participation. Work will include both defensive and offensive cyber concepts in a strictly authorized, non‑personal services contractor role. This is a “future interest” announcement for ongoing hiring into a government cyber support program. Positions to be filled are c ontingent upon contract award .

Requirements

• Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME) Required Experience: 6+ years operational cyber/defensive/offensive experience; military or equivalent operational background preferred; strong writing and briefing skills.
• Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) Engineer Experience: 4+ years engineering/IT/cybersecurity experience with networking, logging, EDR, SOAR and cloud/OT exposure.
• Cyber Intelligence Analyst Experience: 3–6+ years in cyber threat intel, SOC/CTI roles; familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, STIX/TAXII, YARA, and threat intel tooling.
• Cyber Ops Training Instructor Experience: Training/instruction experience plus deep technical skills in cyber operations and tools; formal training development experience preferred.
• Cyber Range / OTTI Engineer (Range Architect) Experience: Virtualization, network emulation, range software, and lab automation background; experience with LMS preferred.
• Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist Experience: SOC/IR experience, digital forensics, endpoint detection and response operation experience.
• Threat Hunter (Analytics) Experience: Data engineering, scripting (Python), SIEM/ELK, familiarity with STIX/TAXII and threat intel exchange formats.
• DevOps / Platform Engineer (Tooling & Automation) Experience: Linux, containers, orchestration (Kubernetes), automation scripts, and secure build pipelines.
• Minimum Experience: 3 Years+ of relevant experience in respective domain
• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret w/ SCI Eligibility
• Certification: CySA, Sec+, CISSP, GIAC or equivalent (at least one)
• Education: BA or BS degree in one of the following fields: Cyber, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or an educational equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Weapons & Tactics Subject Matter Expert (W&T SME) Responsibilities: Develop, evaluate and document cyber weapons & tactics; run/brief Tactics Review Boards; author TacSOPs/TacBULs; support operational planning and mission rehearsals.
• Defensive Cyber Warfare (DCW) Engineer Responsibilities: Perform posture assessments; design sensor/TAP/EDR plans; integrate DCW tools into mission systems; support Configuration Control Boards and change requests.
• Cyber Intelligence Analyst Responsibilities: Produce timely threat intelligence products, I&W, IOC/IOA creation, threat actor profiling, and participate in daily intel syncs and exercises.
• Cyber Ops Training Instructor Responsibilities: Deliver and develop qualification and upgrade training courses; create scenarios for cyber ranges/OTTI; maintain course material and MTL alignment.
• Cyber Range / OTTI Engineer (Range Architect) Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain virtual training range environments, scenario construction, MSEL development, and range instrumentation.
• Incident Responder / CIRT Specialist Responsibilities: Support incident response playbooks, forensics, hunt missions, AARs and remediation recommendations during exercises and real‑world events.
• Threat Hunter (Analytics) Responsibilities: Develop analytics from IOC telemetry; produce YARA/STIX output; automate detection correlations and dashboarding for I&W.
• DevOps / Platform Engineer (Tooling & Automation) Responsibilities: Support integration and sustainment of DCW toolsets, CI/CD for rule deployments, and automation of telemetry ingestion and test harnesses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level