Lab Manager (TS/SCI)

Key Responsibilities

• Organize, track, and maintain a wide range of lab assets, including embedded devices, servers, networking gear, and tooling
• Manage virtualized environments (VMs, images, configurations) to support development and testing workflows
• Maintain inventory, documentation, and configuration baselines across lab systems
• Design, configure, and maintain lab networking environments (physical and virtual)
• Build isolated, custom network topologies to support testing and operational rehearsal scenarios
• Troubleshoot connectivity, segmentation, and performance issues across complex setups
• Create and maintain test environments (“ranges”) with specific hardware and network configurations
• Rapidly adapt environments based on evolving team requirements
• Interface directly with embedded systems and hardware platforms
• Extract firmware using JTAG, UART, SPI, or similar interfaces
• Reflash or recover devices, including those in non-functional (“bricked”) states
• Perform low-level hardware work such as chip removal/de-soldering when required
• Serve as a shared resource across multiple teams
• Gather requirements, prioritize competing needs, and communicate timelines clearly
• Act as the primary point of contact for lab capabilities and constraints

Required Qualifications

• Current/active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years experience
• Hands-on experience with lab environments, hardware systems, or R&D infrastructure
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (routing, switching, VLANs, segmentation)
• Experience with virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Proxmox, VirtualBox, etc.)
• Familiarity with embedded systems and low-level hardware interfaces (JTAG, UART, SPI, etc.)
• Ability to troubleshoot across hardware, software, and network layers
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage many parallel requests
• Willingness to work on-site in Annapolis Junction, MD

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience extracting or modifying firmware from embedded devices
• Background in hardware reverse engineering or device recovery
• Experience with soldering, rework, or chip-off techniques
• Familiarity with range-building, cyber test environments, or simulation infrastructure
• Prior experience supporting multiple technical teams in a shared services role