Cyber Range Event Engineer

• Coordinating with the user(s) to manage objectives and the events 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 communicate 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

• Bachelors degree with a focus in computer science or a focus in computer and information sciences engineering mathematics management information systems or a related discipline with 6 years of related experience; or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree
• Active TS/SCI Security Clearance
• Experience with Computer Network Operations (CNO) Computer Network Defense (CND) and Computer Networks Exploitation (CNE) platforms
• Experience with cyber testing or training (depending on focus) including planning coordinating execution and analysis
• Intermediate knowledge of: software development; programming languages; operating systems; networks; enterprise and consumer IT concepts architectures and systems (compute network storage)
• Possess a high level of proficiency of systems administration and/or information technology concepts
• Experience configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g. routers switches firewalls load balancers VPN)
• Experience building and deploying software (from internal and external parties) troubleshooting vendor solutions with outside assistance
• Experience with VMware virtualization tools to include vSphere and their interoperability with networks
• Intermediate familiarity with defensive and offensive cyber tools and Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTP)
• Skilled at inferring requirements or desirable attributes for environments or test/training strategies
• Demonstrated ability to effectively synthesize data from multiple sources to make prioritization and resource allocation decisions
• Superior oral communication skills (including the ability to project confidence and enthusiasm) in the following core areas: formal presentations; soliciting goals and requirements from range users; explaining cyber security and testing/training concepts; effectively communicating event and environment requirements to team members; explaining cost/benefit tradeoffs; managing expectations; and explaining technical cyber concepts to non-cyber-savvy audiences
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate with range users and other event stakeholders
• Superior technical writing skills including the ability to author event design documents and create persuasive and impactful technical briefing materials

Desired Skills

• Masters degree with a focus in computer science.
• Experience working in a cyber range environment as an operator or administrator
• Experience with cyber testing or training (depending on focus) including planning coordinating execution and analysis with at least five (5) years of experience in each domain.
• Expert knowledge of at least five (5) of: software development; programming languages; operating systems; networks; enterprise and consumer IT concepts architectures and systems (compute network storage)
• Expert knowledge of defensive and offensive cyber tools and TTP
• Experience with logical isolation of virtual enclaves to support isolated test environments
• Experience with configuring/administering NetApp storage networks
• Experience planning or conducting Defensive Cyber Operation (DCO) or Offensive Cyber Operation (OCO)
• Experience working with platform development training and/or testing organizations end-users (operators) and system developers (contractors)
• Familiarity with relevant DoD testing and/or training policy directives
• Extensive experience participating in or conducting cyber table top (CTT) exercises
• Familiarity with cyber range tools including deployment configuration monitoring and traffic generation
• Extensive and varied experience designing realistic terrain including global gray and target environments
• Expertise in complex enterprise infrastructures using various operating systems and services (e.g. AD Exchange VPN email databases web)

Clearance Information

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET LEVEL WITH SCI ELIGIBILITY

Travel Requirements

• Minimal travel (10%)

About Us: We are Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT). CPT is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing engineering services in the areas of Cyber Security Software Development Test & Evaluation and Strategic Planning. CPT employees appreciate working in a caring environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. As individuals we come together as a team supporting a culture rooted in our core principles of integrity determination and innovation. In all CPTs collaboration efforts our team prioritizes communication accountability and being resourceful to maximize efficiency and results.

Whats In It for You

• Leadership training
• Career professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible hours
• Work/Life balance
• Rewards and recognition
• Parental Leave

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Suffolk VA with personnel in various states including Virginia Maryland Florida and Texas. With 2/3 of our staff being former military CPT firmly believes in employing veterans. Command Post Technologies Inc. is a unique provider of innovative solutions that enhance our corporate clients productivity and empower our government clients with the ability to protect against all enemies: foreign and domestic. CPT adapts its successful military experiential approach to the needs of leaders in a global business environment and provides an elite leadership curriculum that results in a world-class leadership-altering event.

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identify gender expression sex sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law. We take Affirmative Action to ensure equal opportunities for employees and potential employees without regard to race color religion age national origin ancestry ethnicity gender gender identity gender expression sex sexual orientation marital status veteran status disability genetic information citizenship status or membership in any other group protected by federal state or local law.

We abide by the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and will refrain from discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees or applicants who inquire about discuss or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants. An exception exists where the employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions.