Job Summary:

The Cyber Exercise Offensive Cyber Lead will provide direct support to the Plans and Exercise Lead for the Joint Cyber Training Enterprise, one of the largest leading cyber training and operations platforms in the world. The incumbent will enable project teams through supporting the execution of cybersecurity training and testing events within a cyber range, specifically as a red team operator. The Cyber Exercise Offensive Cyber Lead will support the implementation of offensive based cyber range content and ensure offensive kits and TTPs follow emerging operational concepts. The incumbent will also support the development of after-action review materials and regularly interact with the customer to establish priorities and report on status of work and events. This position requires both leadership and management experience, as well as excellent presentational skills.

Position location is Annapolis Junction, MD and full time on-site.

Essential Job Functions:

• Support the execution of cybersecurity training and testing events within cyber ranges.
• Support the implementation of offensive based cyber range content, to include virtual machines, networks, hardware in the loop, training materials, applications and scenarios.
• Provide customer facing support for red cell exercise events and develop visual products tracking priorities for small to large multi-national cyber exercise.
• Advise live exercise control team (white cell) to support execution of collective training events.
• Experience working with the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) is a major plus.
• Ensure each component of the exercise meets stated training objectives for exercise participants.
• Assist content developers and managers in the configuration and employment of offensive cyber applications in support of training events and exercises.
• Assist stakeholders with gathering scenario inputs to include mission type, threat, terrain configuration and employment of red cell applications in support of training events and exercises.
• Support the development, testing, documentation, fielding and support of complex cyber and IT training systems and equipment.
• Ensure the highest quality of task completion, meeting contractual performance criteria and deliverables in accordance with the contract.

Required Skills:

• Demonstrated experience working as a red team operator.
• High level understanding of current and relevant red team tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)
• Ability to configure and employ red cell tools in a virtualized cyber range.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Didactic public speaker
• Ability to build basic/intermediate graphics to illustrate intent and brief to general officer level.
• Experience with organizing and coordinating the planning and production of client deliveries.
• Experience with applying quality assurance measures to improve contract performance.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to establish an effective working relationship with senior-level customers, technical staff, managers and peers.
• Must be able to understand multi-level customer/user expectations and concerns, and to assure customer(s) that the program is being managed effectively.

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required in intelligence, information systems, cybersecurity, or related field, and advanced degree/studies preferred.

• • or 8+ years' experience with cyber training, validation exercises, or working with a cyber protection team (CPT) or Combat Mission Team (CMT), to include planning coordinating, and mission execution.
  • and completion of a military technical training school such as CTIA, FORGE, DoD red team, or exploit analyst.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience managing complex, projects and programs for the federal government.
• Certified DoD Read Team HIGHLY DESIRED

Other Requirements: Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U. S. Citizenship status with a TOP SECRET/SCI security clearance. Security Clearance requirements will be specified in the Government's Task Order.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. The above is intended to describe the general contents of and requirements for the performance of this job.

Cole Engineering Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, membership in an employee organization, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local laws.