Booz Allen

CyberRangeEngineer

$87–87k Suffolk, Virginia, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Cyber Range Engineer at Booz Allen. Skills: Cyber Range, Virtualization, Systems Administration, Cybersecurity. Translate client requirements into environments. Develop exercise scenarios”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

troubleshooting technical issues

Eligibility Requirements

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time, TS/SCI clearance, on-camera during interviews and assessments, identity verification process

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3 + years of experience supporting cyber exercises, cyber training events, or operational test environments, 3+ years of experience with penetration or red team testing, vulnerability analysis, and incident response, Experience working with enterprise virtualization platforms, including VMware ESXi and Proxmox​, Experience managing containerized application environments, including deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Docker containers, Experience with systems administration across both Linux and Windows environments, including configuration and management of Active Directory, Domain Controllers, Exchange services, and DNS, Knowledge of the US Special Operations Command enterprise and Special Operations Forces mission sets, capabilities and disciplines, Knowledge of virtual networking concepts, including VLANs, routing, firewalls, and network segmentation, TS/SCI clearance, HS diploma or GED

Nice to Have

Experience developing, modifying, and maintaining Infrastructure‑as‑Code solutions using tools such as Ansible and Terraform, Experience with OT, ICS, telecommunications, and other cyber physical systems, architectures, and protocols, Experience with intelligence support to cyber operations, including all-source processes, products, Knowledge of Department of War (DoW) cyberspace operations, including mission objectives, operational frameworks, and applicable defense‑sector cybersecurity practices, Knowledge of military assessments, training evaluations, and after-action reviews (AARs), Bachelor's degree, Cyber Operations or Penetration Testing Certification, such as CEH, GPEN, GPXN, PenTest+, or OSCP Certification

What You'll Do.

Translate client requirements into environments

Develop exercise scenarios

Design range environments

Support exercise execution

Troubleshoot technical issues

Adjust range configurations

Maintain virtualization infrastructure

Maintain hardware platforms

Maintain supporting services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with product team

Full Job Description

Cyber Range Engineer **The Opportunity:** As a cyber warfare engineer, you know how critical it is to stay ahead of evolving threats by identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities before adversaries can. At Booz Allen, you'll bring that expertise to a mission-focused team where you'll incorporate the latest cyber methodologies and threat landscape into cyber exercise scenario and curriculum development. As a Cyber Range Engineer, you’ll translate the client’s emerging cyberspace training requirements into operationally relevant, integrated virtual and physical cyberspace environments that support training, exercises, and mission rehearsals for defensive and offensive cyber missions. In this role, you’ll help develop engaging, hands-on exercise scenarios, design realistic range environments, and integrate tools, scripts, and platforms used by red, blue, and white teams to align with exercise objectives. The cyber range engineer also directly supports exercise execution by troubleshooting technical issues, restoring environments, and adjusting range configurations in real time and maintains cyber range virtualization infrastructure, networks, integrated hardware platform, and supporting services. This position requires a combination of hands-on technical expertise, systems integration experience, advanced advising skills, and full industry knowledge to translate exercise requirements into immersive, functional cyber range architectures. This is your opportunity to help advance national security through cutting-edge cyber capabilities. Join us. The world can't wait. **You Have:** * 3 + years of experience supporting cyber exercises, cyber training events, or operational test environments * 3+ years of experience with penetration or red team testing, vulnerability analysis, and incident response * Experience working with enterprise virtualization platforms, including VMware ESXi and Proxmox​ * Experience managing containerized application environments, including deployin

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