Sr. Cyber Range Engineer

RadiantHire Solutions Inc.•Hanover, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Cyber Range Engineer will be a part of the event and mission rehearsal team and will be responsible for defining and executing event objectives. The engineer will provide expert guidance on cyber range development and execution, systems administration, cybersecurity, and account management support for the Joint Cyber Training Enterprise (JCTE).

Requirements

Intermediate knowledge of the Joint Events Life Cycle (JELC).
Intermediate knowledge of defensive and offensive cyber tools.
Expert working knowledge of networking, to include DNS, Routing, and Basic to advanced TCP/IP skills and troubleshooting.
Background in Microsoft (MS), Active Directory (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).
8+ years of experience with CNO/CNE/CND platforms.
5+ years of experience with cyber training, validation exercises, and working with cyber protection teams (CPTs), including planning, coordinating, and execution.
Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification such as Security+, CCNA, CISSP, or other equivalent certification.
Associate's degree in a technical discipline, such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Systems, or Software Engineering, from an accredited college or university.
Candidates should come from a JCTE (Joint Cyber Training Exercise) environment (Military), preferably.
Top Secret clearance is required, and the willingness to get a CI if needed.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Ability to obtain a SECRET security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Intermediate to advanced knowledge of DNS: Authoritative vs. Recursive servers, SOA, NS, MX, A, CNAME records.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of routing: OSPF, Static routing, BGP, Route maps, Access lists, Prefix lists, Advertise maps, Route weights.
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Exchange: Edge servers, Recipient email addressing, Mailboxes, Auto-configuration for Exchange clients.
Intermediate knowledge of Security Onion or Splunk: Interface requirements, Scalability landmines, Enterprise configurations (sensor and master).
Understanding of VMware port properties and how they are tied to sensor ports and promiscuous modes.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and technical (back-end) expertise to support large-scale cyber exercises and multi-spectrum cyber operations.
Serve as the principal advisor for cyber range operations in support of DCO/OCO activities for the US Cyber Command (USCC).
Lead a team of cyber engineers and provide cyber range expertise to enable DCO and OCO operations, and day-to-day management of the separate programs coming through JCTE.
Translate cyber mission force training and mission rehearsal goals into actionable event environments.
Support cyber range event design and execution.
Drive continuous process improvement across all event activities.
Provide expert-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions.
Be a self-starter in a fast-paced environment and able to work with engineers holding a diverse set of skills at differing levels of experience.
Be sensitive and flexible to the needs and requirements of the customer.
Interact with vendors, users, customers, and developers to understand needs and operational requirements that will impact the production environment.
Solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms.