Cyber Range Event Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Education: See Months/Years of Experience

Months/Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline and eight (8) or more years of experience in systems integration, IT infrastructure engineering, or testbed/environment design.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have or be able to obtain a government security clearance
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT systems (Windows, Linux, AD, Exchange, DNS, databases, etc.)
• Experience designing and deploying mission-representative networks (e.g., LAN/WAN, VPN, tactical radios, firewalls, routers, switches)
• Proficiency with virtualization platforms (VMware, ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM)
• Ability to infer test requirements and translate them into actionable infrastructure plans
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting DoD test events or mission rehearsals
• Familiarity with LVC (Live, Virtual, Constructive) environments or simulation integration
• Knowledge of GOTS/COTS systems and their use in operational mission scenarios
• Familiarity with RMF or system hardening (but not the primary focus of this role)
• Exposure to cyber range infrastructure, but with a focus on deployment rather than cyber TTPs
• Prior experience supporting NCR or other military range environments
• Experience integrating weapon systems or MIL-STD interfaces

Duties:

• Coordinating with the user(s) to manage objectives and the event's scope
• Performing as a member of the Event Engineering Team (EET) and responsible for defining event objectives and translating user requirements into tasks for the event team to execute
• 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
• 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
• Monitor 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

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Comments: Compliance with health mandates as dictated by the contract may be required as a condition of employment.