Cyber Event Designer

Command Post Technologies (CPT) is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Cyber Event Designer to join our team supporting the National Cyber Range Complex (NCRC) at Pax River. This role emphasizes cyber event design and cyber range operations, focusing on creating and executing realistic, operationally relevant training and evaluation events for Department of Defense (DoD) stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with network design, cyber range tools, and crafting scenarios that reflect real-world challenges.

This is a dynamic, on-site position requiring a strong balance of technical expertise and collaboration skills to align event designs with stakeholder objectives. Occasional travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities

Event Design and Planning

• Lead the development of innovative and realistic cyber event scenarios tailored to DoD mission objectives, integrating complex networks, systems, and applications.
• Define event objectives and translate user requirements into actionable tasks for the event team.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop cyber terrain designs that replicate operational environments, incorporating real-world conditions and threats.
• Utilize advanced cyber range tools to create scalable, virtualized environments for both training and evaluation purposes.
• Identify and address gaps in existing event designs, continuously improving processes and outcomes.

Event Execution and Coordination

• Manage the setup, configuration, and execution of cyber range events, ensuring all systems and infrastructure meet event requirements.
• Oversee the integration of defensive and offensive cyber tools, TTPs, and emerging technologies into event scenarios.
• Monitor network and system performance during events, resolving technical challenges in real time.
• Facilitate collaboration between range users, sponsors, and technical teams to ensure successful event execution.
• Conduct post-event analyses to capture lessons learned and provide actionable recommendations for future events.

Cyber Range Expertise

• Operate and configure advanced cyber range tools, including deployment, monitoring, and traffic generation systems, to support complex event requirements.
• Design and maintain realistic cyber terrains, including global gray and target environments, with a focus on network infrastructure, enterprise IT systems, and virtualization technologies.
• Continuously evaluate and implement emerging technologies to enhance range capabilities and event realism.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate effectively with range users, sponsors, and leadership to gather requirements, align expectations, and deliver mission-critical results.
• Present event designs, findings, and technical recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Author detailed event design documents and impactful technical briefings to support stakeholder decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline with demonstrated expertise in network design and cybersecurity.
• Experience:
  • 8+ years of experience with cyber range operations, cyber event design, or network engineering.
  • Advanced knowledge of Network design and architecture, including tactical and strategic networks; Virtualization technologies and enterprise IT systems (compute, network, storage); and Cybersecurity tools, techniques, and TTPs (both defensive and offensive).
  • Proven experience designing and executing realistic cyber event scenarios, leveraging advanced cyber range tools and methodologies.
  • Familiarity with synthesizing user requirements into actionable event objectives and designs.
• Skills:
  • Strong technical writing skills for authoring event design documents and reports.
  • Superior oral communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in high-pressure environments.
• Clearance: Active Top-Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 10+ years' experience designing and maintaining complex cyber terrains, including multi-domain operational environments.
• Familiarity with cyber range tools, including deployment, monitoring, and traffic generation systems.
• Extensive experience planning or conducting DoD Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) or Offensive Cyberspace Operations (OCO).
• Knowledge of emerging cybersecurity technologies and trends relevant to cyber range operations.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CISSP, or CompTIA Security+.

About us: We are Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT). CPT is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), providing engineering services in the areas of Cyber Security, Software Development, Test & Evaluation, and Strategic Planning. CPT employees appreciate working in a caring environment that promotes a healthy work-life balance. As individuals, we come together as a team, supporting a culture rooted in our core principles of integrity, determination, and innovation. In all of CPT’s collaboration efforts, our team prioritizes communication, accountability, and being resourceful in order to maximize efficiency and results.

What’s In It for You

• Great health benefits (for more info contact us directly)
• Leadership training
• 401k with generous company matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Career professional development
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible hours
• Work/Life balance
• Rewards and recognition
• Paid Time Off
• Parental Leave

Command Post Technologies, Inc. (CPT) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) founded in 2008 and headquartered in Suffolk, VA with personnel in various states including Virginia, Maryland, Florida, and Texas. With 2/3 of our staff being former military, CPT firmly believes in employing veterans. Command Post Technologies, Inc. is a unique provider of innovative solutions that enhance our corporate clients’ productivity and empower our government clients with the ability to protect against all enemies: foreign and domestic. CPT adapts its successful military experiential approach to the needs of leaders in a global business environment and provides an elite leadership curriculum that results in a world-class, leadership-altering event.

Command Post Technologies Inc. (CPT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law. We take Affirmative Action to ensure equal opportunities for employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.

We abide by the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and will refrain from discharging or otherwise discriminating against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants. An exception exists where the employee or applicant makes the disclosure based on information obtained while performing his or her essential job functions.