Cyber Event Lead

Ellington Solutions is seeking qualified candidates that will:

• Works with Event Designers and End Users to create technical tasking for proposed cyber events. Details the technologies and tools needed to accomplish those goals.
• Manages risk and requirements alongside Lead Engineers to ensure that difficult tasks are surfaced to program leadership.
• Splits complex instantiations into manageable pieces and track tasks alongside a team of engineers under your supervision.
• Supports medium to large system deployments, including planning, designing, and evaluating software options, selecting operating systems and protocol suites, configuring media, and deriving requirements.
• Designs, implements, and troubleshoots elements of system networking, including routing and switching, and supporting special communicate methods such as VPN.
• Seeks optimum design within customer specifications, quality standards, schedule, and funding limitations.
• Works with site users to deploy and integrate their solutions. Offers assistance to participants during initial integration stages or when integration fails. Assist in documenting changes.
• Assists with briefing senior management and customer personnel on technical matters, technical research studies, and applications and in developing technical presentations.
• Works within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to system infrastructure.
• Assists in selecting and implementing security tools, policies, and procedures.
• Liaises with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution in fielded environments.
• Works inside classified and unclassified environments to accomplish government goals.

Requirements

The qualified candidate must have:

• Active Secret clearance with TS/SCI clearance eligibility. (Required)
• 5+ years experience. (Required)
• Bachelor's Computer Science, Engineering, or other related field. (Required)
• Experience with software development and/or scriptinge.g., Python, Bash, or JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Experience configuring and installing various network devices and services (e.g., routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, VPN).
• Experience with virtualization tools, especially VMWare ESXi and vCenter, physical to virtual (P2V) conversion, and integration of virtual and physical systems.
• Experience with logical isolation of virtual enclaves to support isolated test environments.
• Experience with various DoD-standard endpoint toolsets for OCO and DCO efforts (e.g., Kali Linux, Security Onion).
• Experience with the DoD Test and Evaluation (T&E) lifecycle, especially cyber testing.
• CCNA or similar networking certificate.
• Military experience or experience as a DoD contractor a plus.
• Ability to apply broad technical knowledge across key tasks to achieve desired results.
• Ability to receive and properly apply guidance from leadership or customers.
• Experience executing technology assignments.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Possess a high level of proficiency of systems administration and/or information technology concepts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to include technical reports and presentations.

Qualification

Bachelor's Degree