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.

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 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

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time to CONUS and OCONUS locations

• TS/SCI clearance

• HS diploma or GED

Nice If You 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 

Clearance: 

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.