Cyber Range Operator

About the Role

The Cyber Range Operator supports cyber resilience for students and community partners by organizing and executing high-intensity simulated cyberattack exercises in a state-of-the-art environment. These trainings evaluate participant preparedness, response effectiveness, and operational decision-making under pressures associated with data breaches and related cyber incidents. This role focuses on structured adversarial testing, incident escalation modeling, playbook readiness, and pre-and post-exercise analysis to educate students in cyber-defense intricacies and improve overall enterprise security posture.

Responsibilities

• Learn and facilitate cyberattack simulations within a controlled physical and logical environment.
• Support red-team and cyber range operations to evaluate defensive capabilities.
• Assist instructors in delivering educational cyberattack scenarios to students of all skill levels.
• Monitor and evaluate participant performance and response effectiveness during simulated incidents.
• Identify gaps in technical controls, communication workflows, and escalation procedures.
• Document findings and provide clear, actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of incident response playbooks.
• Ensure all activities comply with organizational policies, legal requirements, and ethical standards.
• Maintain cyber range software/hardware and handle administrative tasks as needed.
• Coordinate with Institute staff to keep the Range calendar and scheduling current.

Occasional Duties

• Attend meetings, events, and conferences related to cyber-range and the Institute for Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies.
• Travel to customer sites for range-related activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Institute director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience/certifications).
• Professional experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, or threat simulation.
• Expert knowledge of network security, system behavior, and attack/defense methodologies.
• Experience in a training or instruction environment.
• Ability to perform effectively in time-sensitive, high-pressure scenarios.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CEH, OSCP, or equivalent.
• Experience with cyber range platforms, tabletop exercises, or red-team engagements.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, SOC 2).
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments.

Environmental Conditions

The employee is not exposed to any known adverse environmental conditions.

Pay

$45 – $60 per hour

Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. The college is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.