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Cyber Range Network Engineer

Cyber Range Network Engineer

CompanyLeidos
LocationLaurel, MD, USA
Salary$104650 – $189175
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8-years of relevant experience, or equivalent. Degree must be in Network Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.
  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
  • Experience with multi-node and multi-site networks, networking, virtualization, and building/maintaining networks with physical and virtual equipment.
  • Proficiency with DNS, DHCP, NTP, Syslog, and next-generation firewalls (e.g., Palo Alto, McAfee).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting languages such as Bash, PowerShell, Batch, and Python.
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Kickstart, Packer, cybersecurity tools, network configurations, and operational tools.
  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems, application behaviors, and network traffic analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Support Cyber Security Defensive Operations with configuration of Cyber Range consisting of 100s to 1000s of VMs, physical and virtual network devices, and firewalls utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Ansible, VMWare and other automation technologies.
  • Work closely with Hunt, Red and Blue Team operators to understand their desired configurations for the Cyber Security Range to support training, force on force exercises, and mimicking of customer infrastructures.
  • Work with a team of other Software Engineers, System Administrators, Network Engineers and Systems Engineers supporting the Cyber Range and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
  • Support the Cyber Security Directorate’s Defensive Network Operations organization with direct mission support activities when not working on the Cyber Range.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Agile development/DevOps experience
  • Container technologies (Kubernetes, Docker)
  • Penetration testing/red team operations
  • Splunk development/utilization
  • Nutanix
  • Defensive Cyber Security Operations