Senior Cyber Infrastructure Engineer IRES - SSFB

Position Title: Senior Cyber Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: DoD Secret

Shift: Day shift (Mon-Fri)

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

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Description of Duties:

The Senior Cyber Infrastructure Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. They will play a key role in the engineering, operation, sustainment, and management of cyber defense tools, supporting the MDA in a fast-paced and evolving environment. This senior engineer will design, implement, and maintain applications using Kubernetes, monitor systems for stability and security, and mentor personnel to ensure the smooth operation of cyber defense infrastructure. With a strong background in containerization technologies, network security, and cybersecurity principles, the successful candidate will assist in identifying and mitigating cyber threats, ensuring the protection of critical infrastructure and key resources.

·         Design, implement, and maintain applications using the Kubernetes platform.

·         Ensure that applications run smoothly in a distributed environment, handling tasks such as deployment, scaling, and maintenance.

·         Monitoring systems to detect and prevent problems, and ensuring systems are stable, operable, and secure.

·         Mentor and train personnel in an evolving, high-paced environment.

·         Identify potential conflicts with implementation of any cyber defense tools (e.g., tool and signature testing and optimization).

·         Assist in identifying, prioritizing, and coordinating the protection of critical cyber defense infrastructure and key resources.

·         Build, install, configure, and test dedicated cyber defense hardware.

·         Assist in assessing the impact of implementing and sustaining a dedicated cyber defense infrastructure.

·         Participate in system design consulting, platform management, and capacity planning.

The successful candidate will have:

·         Knowledge in containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes architecture, and cloud platforms.

·         Skill in troubleshooting and diagnosing cyber defense infrastructure anomalies and work through resolution.

·         Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.

·         Knowledge of risk management processes (e.g., methods for assessing and mitigating risk).

·         Knowledge of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

·         Knowledge of specific operational impacts of cybersecurity lapses.

·         Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and organizational requirements (relevant to confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, non-