Cyber Network Engineer/Persistent Cyber Training Environment(PCTE)

$112,000 - $179,000/Yr

Peraton

Full-time

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

The Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Content Developer at Peraton plays a crucial role in supporting the Navy Information Operations Command (NIOC)-Hawaii by creating realistic network environments and hands-on training for Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO). This position involves collaboration with military leadership and cyber allies to enhance operational frameworks and develop training scenarios that reflect real-world cyber operations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing detailed plans for cyber operations support through collaboration with planners, operators, analysts, and military leadership.
• Develop new approaches to improve organizational frameworks by coordinating and integrating staff processes.
• Create realistic network environments and hands-on training for Cyber Operations (CO) within the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE).
• Leverage background in CO (DODIN Operations, DCO, or OCO) to build realistic training scenarios and provide leadership perspectives on actions, plans, reporting, and briefing.
• Manage VMWare infrastructure and multi-vendor layer 3 networking.
• Develop new infrastructure or utilize existing ranges to meet scenario requirements.
• Execute CO planning and content writing.
• Develop PCTE Job Qualification Requirements (JQR) content for all DCO work roles.
• Develop PCTE Job Qualification Standards (JQS) content at individual, crew, and ME levels for all work roles and Enterprise host configuration and management.
• Design and configure enterprise domain/mail/web/SharePoint services.
• Maintain and catalog content and licenses within PCTE.
• Track content/platform issues and conduct necessary fix actions.
• Participate in Cyber Protection Team (CPT) and Task Force training events.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS/BA; 6 years with MS/MA; 3 years with PhD or 12 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly required.
• Experience with Virtual Machines (VMWare).
• Experience building infrastructure enterprise networks on a small scale.
• Experience as a developer with a strong focus on delivering cybersecurity visualizations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supporting Indo-Pacific cyber operations.
• Experience as a PCTE content developer with USCYBERCOM JPME II Level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $112,000 - $179,000 based on experience and other factors.