What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cyber Range Engineer position at Cordia Resources by Cherry Bekaert?
Are you ready to lead the charge in cyber defense and operations? Join our elite team as a Senior Cyber Range Engineer, where you’ll be at the forefront of defining and executing event objectives for the Joint Cyber Training Enterprise (JCTE). Your expertise will guide the development and execution of cyber ranges, systems administration, cybersecurity, and account management. Be the principal advisor for cyber range operations supporting DCO/OCO activities for the US Cyber Command (USCC).
Essential Job Functions:
As a Senior Cyber Range Engineer, you’ll provide leadership and technical expertise to support large-scale cyber exercises and multi-spectrum cyber operations. You’ll lead a team of cyber engineers, offering your cyber range expertise to enable DCO and OCO operations, and manage the day-to-day activities of various programs within JCTE.
Required Skills:
- Intermediate knowledge of the Joint Events Life Cycle (JELC)
- Intermediate knowledge of defensive and offensive cyber tools
- Expert working knowledge of networking, including DNS, routing, and TCP/IP troubleshooting
- Background in MS, AD, Security Onion, and VMWare
- Understanding of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Identity Management (IdM) and Single Sign-On (SSO) using LDAP
- Ability to translate cyber mission force training and mission rehearsal goals into actionable event environments
- Support for cyber range event design and execution
- Drive continuous process improvement across all event activities
- Provide expert-level IT, virtual environment, and network support functions
- Self-starter in a fast-paced environment, able to work with engineers of varying skill levels
- Sensitivity and flexibility to meet customer needs and requirements
Desired Skills:
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of DNS: Authoritative vs. Recursive servers, SOA, NS, MX, A, and CNAME records
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of routing: OSPF static, BGP, route maps, access lists, prefix lists, advertise maps, and route weights
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of exchange: Edge servers, recipient e-mail addressing, mailboxes, auto-configuration for Exchange clients
- Intermediate knowledge of Security Onion or SPLUNK: interface requirements, scalability landmines, Enterprise configurations (sensor and master)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and demands
- Interact with vendors, users, customers, and developers to understand needs and operational requirements
- Ability to solve technical problems involving a variety of integrated software and hardware platforms
Required Education/Experience:
- 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 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
