Senior Cyber Range Engineer
Leidos
- Annapolis Junction, MD
- $101,400-183,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
The Leidos National Security Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for National Security include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer. To explore and learn more, click !Are you ready to join a team dedicated to a mission? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career - share your resume with us today!Primary ResponsibilitiesYour Main Objective:
- Responsible for operational planning in support of training, exercises, operations, and coordination of integrated cyber operations.
- Support large scale cyber exercises and multi-spectrum cyber operations, both defensive and offensive activities.
- Work with cyber operators and provide cyber range expertise to enable DCO and OCO operations for Cyber Command.
- Translate cyber mission force training and mission rehearsal goals into actionable event environments.
- Support the design and execution of cyber range training events.
- Provide expertise in architecture, virtual environments, networking, authentication, and system security.
- Coach and review the work of lower-level technical staff.
- Focus on continuous process improvement across the training event activities.
- Work with stakeholders (customer, users, developers, vendors) on requirement changes that impact the training environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or similar, and eight (8) or more years of experience in a relevant field. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- Experience with or knowledge of the 5 stages of joint event life cycle (JETC) as it applies to training events.
- Experience with Linux and Windows, network administration, and networking protocols/functions (e.g., HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, SMTP, DNS).
- Experience with MS Active Directory and VMWare.
- Experience with security monitoring platforms, such as Security Onion or Splunk.
- Worked with Red Hat Identity Management (IdM) and Single Sign-On (SSO) technologies.
- Experience with commercial cloud infrastructure deployment environments such as AWS and Azure.
- Self-starter who can work independently in a fast-paced environment while working effectively with engineers and customers.
- Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and requirements from stakeholders.
- Must have minimum Secret level clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.
- Possess a DoD 8570 certification, such as Security+, CCNA, CISSP or other equivalent.
- Experience with MS Exchange and Edge Transport servers.
- Knowledge of routing protocols, such as BGP & OSPF, and route maps.
- Experience with DNS servers to include queries, mail exchange and name records.
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to interface with customers, leadership, and teammates.
- Four or more years of experience with cyber training and cyber operations.